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KMID : 1035420130010010087
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
2013 Volume.1 No. 1 p.87 ~ p.96
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The Effects of Exercise Programs on Genu Varum Persons
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Choi Kwang-Yun
Kim Jin-Gang
Choi Moon-Young
Kim Mi-Kyeong
Lee Hwi-Jin
Jung Yu-Jin
Lee Geon-Hee
Park Mi-Rim
Kwon Min-Jung
Yang Myeung-Eun
Jung Yong-Sik
Kim Dong-Ho
Kim Hyoung-Su
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to research the effects of exercise programs on genu varum persons’ distance of between two legs.
Method: 40 persons who had genu varum were participated in this research. Randomly, among 30 were allocated in experimental group and others were allocated in control group. Stretching exercises, bend exercises and joint mobilization were applied to the experimental group for 6 weeks. For the statistical analysis, we used the independent t-test and the paired t-test.
Result: Stretching exercises, bend exercises and joint mobilization had statistically effects on distance of knees with gathering legs, distance of knees, distance of malleoluses, differences of distance from between malleoluses to between knees by GPS. Stretching exercises, bend exercises and joint mobilization had statistically effects on distance of knees, distance of malleoluses by ruler.
Conclusion: Therefore, this study showed that stretching exercises, bend exercises and joint mobilization influenced on the change of genu varum.
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KEYWORD
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genu-varum, stretching exercises, bend exercises, joint mobilization
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