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KMID : 1211620160110040001
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Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
2016 Volume.11 No. 4 p.1 ~ p.9
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Effects of Abdominal Breathing and Thoracic Expansion Exercises on Head Position and Shoulder Posture in Patients with Rotator Cuff Injury
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Ha Na-Ra
Shin Hyeong-Min
Kim Myung-Chul
Oh Hyeon-Ju
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Abstract
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PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of abdominal breathing and thoracic expansion exercises on craniovertebral and cranial rotation angles in patients with rotator cuff injury.
METHODS: This study enrolled 19 patients with rotator cuff injury, and ten and nine of the patients were randomly placed in abdominal breathing and thoracic expansion exercise groups, respectively. After pain treatment in each group, breathing exercise was conducted thrice a week for four weeks. The patients were recorded by using a digital camera and Image J (version 1.46, National Institutes of Health, USA), an angle measurement program, was used to analyze changes in the craniovertebral angle, cranial rotation angle, and sagittal shoulder posture.
RESULTS: Statistically significant differences in the craniovertebral angle were found in both the abdominal breathing and thoracic expansion exercise groups (p<.05). A significant difference in cranial rotation angle was found in the thoracic expansion exercise group only (p<.05). No statistically significant differences in sagittal shoulder posture were found in both groups (p>.05).
CONCLUSION: Although abdominal breathing and thoracic expansion exercises did not effectively change sagittal shoulder posture, the exercises were effective in improving craniovertebral and cranial rotation angles. Therefore, abdominal breathing and thoracic expansion exercises are suggested as effective exercise programs for forward head posture.
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KEYWORD
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Abdominal breathing exercise, Thoracic expansion exercise, Craniovertebral angle, Cranial rotation angle, Sagittal shoulder posture
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