정상 성인 여성의 무릎관절 위치감각

The Knee Joint Position Sense in Healthy Women

  • 양경혜 (서호병원 물리치료실) ;
  • 이현옥 (부산가톨릭대학교 물리치료학과)
  • Yang, Kyung-Hye (Department of Physical Therapy, Seoho Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Hyun-Ok (Department of Physical Therapy, Pusan Catholic University)
  • 투고 : 2010.01.10
  • 심사 : 2010.02.20
  • 발행 : 2010.02.28

초록

Purpose : The purpose of this study is to ascertain whether age, body mass index(BMI) and exercise frequency(EF) are correlated with knee joint position sense in healthy women. Methods : Healthy women of 150 who participated in this study were tested knee joint position sense; each reposition error was analyzed according to the age, BMI and EF. Reposition error was measured with a Myrin goniometer. Results : The age groups, BMI groups and EF groups demonstrated significant differences of the knee joint position sense. The older the healthy women are, the higher BMI is, and the lower EF is, the more decreased knee joint position sense has become. Conclusion : The older the women are, the higher BMI is, and the lower EF is, the more decreased the knee joint position sense in healthy women is. Therefore it needs to be considered to require management of obesity and regular exercise for prevention of knee injuries due to decreased joint position sense.

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