Comparison of Effects of Different Myofascial Meridians Methods on Pain and Postural Control of College Students with Forward Head Posture

Byeong-Hoon Song (송병훈); Yoon-Hee Choi (최윤희); Yong-Jun Cha (차용준)

doi:10.13066/kspm.2019.14.1.15

Comparison of Effects of Different Myofascial Meridians Methods on Pain and Postural Control of College Students with Forward Head Posture

Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
Abbr : J Korean Soc Phys Med
2019, 14(1), pp.15-23
DOI : 10.13066/kspm.2019.14.1.15
Publisher : The Korean Society of Physical Medicine
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Physical Therapy > Other physical therapy
Received : September 28, 2018
Accepted : October 26, 2018
Published : February 28, 2019

Byeong-Hoon Song ¹, Yoon-Hee Choi ², Yong-Jun Cha ³

¹Daejeon CL Hospital
²대전대학교 대학원 물리치료학과
³대전대학교

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PURPOSE: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of the myofascial meridians release technique on pain and postural control of college students with forward head posture and to compare the intervention effects of the Grastone massage and the Rollfing massage. METHODS: Thirty subjects with forward head posture were randomly and equally allocated to experimental group I (myofascial meridians release technique using Grastone massage, n=15) or experimental group II (myofascial meridians release using Rollfing massage, n=15). All subjects underwent 30 minutes of different myofascial meridians release techniques in addition to general physical therapy (hot pack: 15 min, interferential current therapy: 15 min, ultra sound: 5 min) three times a week for a total of 6 weeks. Outcome was measured before and after 4 weeks of intervention. RESULTS: In both groups, the numerical rating scale of pain was significantly decreased after intervention, with experimental group I showing a greater decrease than experimental group II. The neck disability index decreased significantly after intervention in both groups, with experimental group I showing a significantly greater decrease than the controls. The distance of the head forward displacement did not differ significantly between the two groups (p>.05). CONCLUSION: This study suggests that the Grastone method combined with the myofascial meridians release technique is a more effective intervention for improvement of pain and postural control in adults with moderate forward head posture.

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Myofascial meridians release, Pain, Posture, Forward head posture

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