Abstract:
Introduction: The present research aimed to compare and follow-up the effect of 8-week corrective exercises with and without the myofascial release on functional kyphosis deformity in young adults. Methods: It was a randomized controlled trial in the university laboratory. Forty-five male students suffering from abnormal hyperkyphosis deformity (kyphosis of more than 42°) were selected and randomly assigned to three groups: corrective exercises, combinational exercises (corrective and myofascial release) , and control. The Mean±SD age, height, and weight of the study sample were 22. 12±2. 88 years, 175. 44±6. 80 cm, and 71. 21±7. 31 kg, respectively. The study groups did the exercises for 8 weeks, under the direct observation of the researchers. The kyphosis angle of the participants was measured using a flexible ruler, at the baseline, post-test, and follow-up (4 weeks after the end of the exercises) stages. The collected data were analyzed with repeated measures Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) tests. Results: After 8 weeks of exercises, the degree of kyphosis in the post-test and follow-up stages was significantly lower than that in the pre-test, in both training groups. The results of the ANCOVA test demonstrated that the thoracic kyphosis degree in the combinational exercises group was significantly lower than that of the corrective exercises group (P≤0. 05) , in the post-test and follow-up stages. Conclusion: According to the results, the corrective exercises program in combination with the myofascial release is more effective than the corrective exercises alone, in correcting the thoracic kyphosis deformity.
Machine summary:
Research Paper: Follow-up Comparison of the Effect of Eight-weeks Corrective Exercises With and Without Myofascial Release on Postural Kyphosis Deformity Seyed Hossein Mousavi1 , Hooman Minoonejad2* , Reza Rajabi3 , Foad Seidi4 1.
1. 1 A B S T R A C T Article info: Received: 26 Aug 2018 Accepted: 10 Nov 2018 Available Online: 01 Jan 2019 Keywords: Myofascial release,Corrective exercises, Postural hyperkyphosis Introduction: The present research aimed to compare and follow-up the effect of 8-week corrective exercises with and without the myofascial release on functional kyphosis deformity in young adults.
Cross-hand release technique All the participants in the experimental and control groups were evaluated and their kyphosis angles were measured by a flexible ruler in the post-test stage (with the same procedure used in the pre-test).
The ANCOVA was used to compare the effects of cor- rective exercises and corrective exercises with MFR on the thoracic kyphosis angle, in the post-test and follow- up.
Results of repeated measured ANOVA for the variations of kyphosis angle between experimental stages in the study groups {مراجعه شود به فایل جدول الحاقی} * Partial eta squared shows the effect size (the percent of post-test variance explained by the independent variable); **P≤0.
In this study, further effectiveness was observed for reducing the kyphosis angle, after the combination of corrective exercises with MFR.
9Winter & Spring 2019, Volume 11, Number 1 Conclusion According to the results of the present study, the pro- posed corrective exercise protocol in combination with the MFR reduces thoracic hyperkyphosis, and its effect persists on the follow-up.