Effects of Cervical Stabilization and Scapular Stabilization Exercise on the Proprioception and Craniovertebral Angle and Upper Trapezius Muscle Tone of People with F orward H ead Posture

Seung-Hwan Lee (이승환); Byoung-Ha Yoo (유병하); Hyun-Seo Pyo (표현서); Dongyeop Lee (이동엽); Hong Ji Heon (홍지헌); JaeHo Yu (유재호); Kim Jin Seop (김진섭); Kim Seong Gil (김성길)

Effects of Cervical Stabilization and Scapular Stabilization Exercise on the Proprioception and Craniovertebral Angle and Upper Trapezius Muscle Tone of People with F orward H ead Posture

Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
Abbr : J Korean Soc Phys Med
2022, 17(4), pp.1-13
Publisher : The Korean Society of Physical Medicine
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Physical Therapy > Other physical therapy
Received : October 17, 2022
Accepted : November 14, 2022
Published : November 30, 2022

Seung-Hwan Lee ¹, Byoung-Ha Yoo ¹, Hyun-Seo Pyo ¹, Dongyeop Lee ², Hong Ji Heon ², JaeHo Yu ², Kim Jin Seop ², Kim Seong Gil ²

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ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: This study examined the effects of the craniovertebral angle, proprioception (joint error test), and the upper trapezius on the muscle tone when comparing cervical stabilization and scapula stabilization exercises and when two exercises were performed together. METHODS: The participants in this study agreed in advance, and this study was carried out by recruiting 27 university students in their twenties with mild frontal posture. The subjects were assigned randomly to three groups that performed cervical stabilization exercises, scapular stabilization exercises, and both cervical and scapular stabilization exercises. One-way repeated ANOVA was used to analyze the evaluation values of the 1st, 3rd, and 6th weeks of exercise intervention within the group, and one-way ANOVA was used to compare the difference in the effects of exercise intervention among the three groups. RESULTS: Proprioception was significantly different in the cervical stabilization exercises (CSE) group and the cervical stabilization exercises + Scapular stabilization exercises (CSE+SSE) groups at three weeks, and there was a significant difference between the scapular stabilization exercises (SSE) group and the CSE+SSE group (p < .05). At six weeks, there was a significant difference between the CSE group and the CSE+SSE group, and there was a significant difference between the SSE group and the CSE+SSE group (p < .05). There was a significant difference between three and six weeks in the CSE group (p < .05). In the SSE group, there was a significant difference between pre and six weeks, and between three and six weeks (p < .05). In the CSE+SSE group, there was a significant difference between pre and three weeks, and between pre and six weeks (p < .05). On the other hand, there were no significant differences between CVA and muscular tone in all three groups (P > .05). CONCLUSION: In all groups, the proprioception (joint error test) showed significant improvement, and the CSE+SSE group showed greater improvement than the other groups. As a result, the appropriate combination of neck stabilization exercise and scapular stabilization exercise effectively improved proprioception in the presence of forward head posture (FHP).

KEYWORDS

Cervical Stabilization Exercise, CVA, Forward head posture, Muscle tone, Proprioception, Scapular Stabilization Exercise

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

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