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KMID : 1036120130050020108
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Korean Society of Medicine & Therapy Science
2013 Volume.5 No. 2 p.108 ~ p.118
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Effects of Cervico-Lumbar Exercises on Spinal Curve and Body Alignment Changes in Patients with Cervical Spine Diseases
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Jin Sun-Ah
Woo Ji-Hea
Joung Ho-Bal
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Abstract
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to restore the balance of the whole body and resolve cervical spine problems, such as cervical curve deformity, by applying cervico-lumbar exercises in cervical spine patients.
Method: Twenty-seven patients with 5° or larger cervical curve deviations were selected from patients at T Hospital and were randomly divided into a cervical exercise group and a cervico-lumbar exercise group. The cervical curves, including the cervical lordotic angle, thoracic kypotic angle, lumbar lordotic angle, and Ferguson angle, of both groups were measured using X-rays. The values of body alignment, including the ear, acromion, great trochanter, lateral epicondyle of the knee joint, and malleous, were measured using dynamic posturography. Eight weeks after the measurements, both groups were re-measured to compare the results before and after the experiment. Paired t-tests and an ANCOVA were employed to analyze differences in the averages of the two groups and to perform a comparative analysis with the experimental phase.
Results: The within-group comparison showed that both groups had statistically significant changes in the cervical lordotic angle before and after the experiment(p<.05). Regarding the values of body alignment, the control group showed no statistically significant changes in the ear, acromion, and great trochanter(p<.05), whereas the test group exhibited statistically significant changes in the same variables.
Conclusion: In this study of cervical spine patients, the application of cervico-lumbar exercises was more effective than cervical exercises.
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KEYWORD
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Cervical curve deformity, Vertebral curvature, Body alignment, Spinal stabilization
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