Kim Ki-Hyun, Kim Seong-Gil, Hwangbo Gak
Department of Hippotheray Welfare, Sungduk College, Republic of Korea.
Department of Physical Therapy, Uiduk University, Republic of Korea.
J Phys Ther Sci. 2015 Apr;27(4):1125-7. doi: 10.1589/jpts.27.1125. Epub 2015 Apr 30.
[Purpose] The aim of this study was to examine the effects of horse-riding simulator exercise and Kendall exercise on forward head posture. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty elderly college students with a forward head posture were randomly divided into two groups for 15 persons each, a horse-riding simulator group and Kendall exercise group, and performed exercise for eight weeks. [Results] The horse-riding simulator group and Kendall exercise group showed significant differences after the intervention in New York state posture rating, craniovertebral angle, and cranial rotation angle. The horse-riding simulator group showed a significantly smaller value than the Kendall exercise group for New York state posture rating evaluation after the intervention. [Conclusion] The results of this study indicate that horse-riding simulator exercise is more effective on forward head posture than Kendall exercise. Therefore, horse-riding simulator exercise can be used as a new simple treatment method for the ever-growing forward head posture.
[目的]本研究旨在探讨骑马模拟器运动和肯德尔运动对头部前倾姿势的影响。[对象与方法]30名有头部前倾姿势的老年大学生被随机分为两组,每组15人,即骑马模拟器组和肯德尔运动组,并进行为期八周的运动。[结果]干预后,骑马模拟器组和肯德尔运动组在纽约州姿势评定、颅椎角和颅骨旋转角方面存在显著差异。干预后,骑马模拟器组在纽约州姿势评定评估中的数值显著低于肯德尔运动组。[结论]本研究结果表明,骑马模拟器运动在改善头部前倾姿势方面比肯德尔运动更有效。因此,骑马模拟器运动可作为一种新的简单治疗方法,用于日益增多的头部前倾姿势。