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Analysis of Correlation Coefficient between head posture and muscle stiffness of cervical extensor muscles

  • Journal of The Korea Society of Computer and Information
  • Abbr : JKSCI
  • 2021, 26(6), pp.129-135
  • DOI : 10.9708/jksci.2021.26.06.129
  • Publisher : The Korean Society Of Computer And Information
  • Research Area : Engineering > Computer Science
  • Received : April 1, 2021
  • Accepted : May 25, 2021
  • Published : June 30, 2021

Kim, jeong ja 1 Wang Joong San 1

1호원대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of the head posture with the tone and stiffness of the cervical extensor muscles. Eighty adults in their twenties were chosen as subjects, and the tone and stiffness of the cervical extensor muscles were measured, with their usual head posture in the sagittal plane. For the measured head posture, the craniovertebral angle (CVA), craniorotation angle (CRA), and forward shoulder angle (FSA) were analyzed using Image J. It was observed that the tone and stiffness of the upper trapezius muscle increased significantly with a decrease in the CVA as well as with an increase in the CRA (p < 0.05). As a result of further classification into the normal and forward head postures based on the CVA of the subjects, the forward head posture was characterized by a significant increase in the tone and stiffness of the upper trapezius muscle (p<.05). The results of this study are expected to be used as basic data for the evaluation of the forward head posture and posture education in clinical practice.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.