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KMID : 1151220180240010015
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Journal of Korean Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapy
2018 Volume.24 No. 1 p.15 ~ p.21
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The Effect of Rectus Abdominis Functional Massage on Forward head posture and Pain in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain
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Lee Jae-Nam
Jung Sang-Mo
Jeon Jae-Hyung
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Abstract
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Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of cervical deep muscle flexion exercise (CCFE) on craniovertebral angle, pain, and neck disability for patients with chronic neck pain
Methods: The subjects of this study were randomly divided into three groups of 30 patients with chronic neck pain: rectus abodominis functional massage (n=10), cervical deep muscle flexion exercises group (n=10), and the control group(n=10). To assess visual analog scale (VAS) was used to test the neck pain, To assess neck posture was used to craniovertebral angle, VAS was used to test the neck pain, neck disability index (NDI) was used to test the neck dysfunction. All measurements were performed before and after each intervention was applied 3 times a week for 4 weeks.
Results: In the results of all measurements, 2 groups except for the control group showed a significant change in the recovery of posture, neck pain, neck disability index (p<.05).
Conclusions: Our results of this study showed that applying cervical deep muscle flexion exercise and rectus abodominis functional massage to patients with chronic neck pain improved cervical posture, neck pain, neck disability.
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KEYWORD
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Cranio-Cervical Flexion Exercise, Forward head posture, Neck pain, Rectus Abodominis
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