Kang Dong Yeon
Department of Physical Therapy, DongJu College, Republic of Korea.
J Phys Ther Sci. 2015 Oct;27(10):3207-10. doi: 10.1589/jpts.27.3207. Epub 2015 Oct 30.
[Purpose] This study investigated the effects of deep cervical flexor training on maintaining forward head posture, muscular endurance, and cervical mobility. It also examined the effectiveness of deep cervical flexor training with a pressure biofeedback unit. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty college students were recruited and randomly assigned to groups that underwent either deep cervical flexor training with a pressure biofeedback unit (experimental group, n=10) or conventional deep cervical flexor training (control group, n=10). The craniovertebral angle of each subject was measured with a lateral-view picture. Neck mobility was assessed using a cervical range of motion device and muscular endurance was measured using a pressure biofeedback unit. Both groups performed conventional deep cervical flexor exercises three times a week for six weeks. The experimental group underwent a pressure biofeedback unit training was 5 to10 minutes/day, thrice a week. [Results] Cervical range of motion in the experimental group increased significantly between the end of training and the end of the four week detraining period, compared to that in control group. [Conclusion] Deep cervical flexor training with a pressure biofeedback unit is a useful method for maintaining neck mobility and muscular endurance in people with forward head posture.
[目的] 本研究调查了深层颈屈肌训练对维持头部前倾姿势、肌肉耐力和颈椎活动度的影响。同时还检验了使用压力生物反馈仪进行深层颈屈肌训练的效果。[对象与方法] 招募了20名大学生,并随机分为两组,一组接受使用压力生物反馈仪的深层颈屈肌训练(实验组,n = 10),另一组接受传统深层颈屈肌训练(对照组,n = 10)。通过侧位照片测量每个受试者的颅椎角。使用颈椎活动度测量仪评估颈部活动度,使用压力生物反馈仪测量肌肉耐力。两组均每周进行3次传统深层颈屈肌练习,共6周。实验组每天使用压力生物反馈仪训练5至10分钟,每周3次。[结果] 与对照组相比,实验组在训练结束至停训4周结束期间,颈椎活动度显著增加。[结论] 对于头部前倾姿势的人群,使用压力生物反馈仪进行深层颈屈肌训练是维持颈部活动度和肌肉耐力的有效方法。