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KMID : 1211620190140040081
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Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
2019 Volume.14 No. 4 p.81 ~ p.91
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The Effects of Kinesiology Taping and Pectoralis Minor Self-Stretching on Posture Change and muscle tone in Adults with Rounded Shoulder Posture
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Ahn Sang-Jun
Choi Eun-Hong
Kim Myiung-Kwon
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Abstract
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PURPOSE: This study examined the effects of Kinesiology taping followed by pectoralis minor muscle self-stretching on the rounded shoulder posture, neck range of motion, and upper trapezius muscle tone in subjects with a rounded shoulder posture.
METHODS: Thirty adults with a rounded shoulder posture were assigned randomly to one of two groups, either one that only performed pectoralis minor muscle self-stretching or a group that performed pectoralis minor muscle self-stretching after applying Kinesiology taping ; the subjects underwent four weeks of intervention. Three rounds of intervention were carried out over four weeks, and before and after the experiment, rounded shoulder posture, neck range of motion, and upper trapezius muscle tone creep were measured.
RESULTS: Following the interventions, both the experimental and control groups showed significant improvement in the rounded shoulder posture, neck range of motion, upper trapezius muscle tone, stiffness, relaxation, and creep. Significant differences in the post training gains in the rounded shoulder posture and neck range of motion were observed between the experimental and control groups
CONCLUSION: These results showed that a combination of Kinesiology taping and pectoralis minor muscle self-s tretching led to more significant improvement than that seen when only utilizing the application of pectoralis minor muscle self-stretching to change the posture of the subjects with a rounded shoulder posture.
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KEYWORD
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Kinesiology taping, Pectoralis minor muscle, Rounded shoulder
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