대한정형도수물리치료학회지 (The Journal of Korean Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy)
- 제18권2호
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- Pages.49-55
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- 2012
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- 1226-3680(pISSN)
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- 2508-7282(eISSN)
젊은 성인의 흉추후만지수 및 자세 경직도와 흉추회전각 간의 상관성과 신뢰도
The Reliability and Relationships Between Thoracic Kyphosis, Postural Stiffness and Thoracic Rotation in Young Subjects
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Jang, Hyun-Jeong
(Dept. of Physical Therapy, The Graduate School, Daejeon University) ;
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Kim, Suhn-Yeop
(Dept. of Physical Therapy, College of Natural Science, Daejeon University) ;
- Kim, Myung-Jun (Dept. of Physical Therapy, College of Medical & Public, Kyungdong University)
- 투고 : 2012.11.05
- 심사 : 2012.12.03
- 발행 : 2012.12.30
초록
Background: The purposes of this study were to: 1) investigate the relation between thoracic kyphosis, postural stiffness and thoracic rotation and 2) the intra-rater reliability of the measurement methods for thoracic kyphosis and rotation angle. Methods: Thirty-nine young adults (13 males, 26 females) participated in the study. Thoracic kyphosis was measured using a Flexicurve while standing in their usual relaxed posture and then in their maximally erector posture. Index of kyphosis (IK) measures taken in the relaxed and maximally erect positions were used to estimate postural stiffness. Thoracic rotation range of motion (ROM) was measured using universal goniometer and inclinometer in two positions. The association between the magnitude of the IK and thoracic stiffness and thoracic rotation ROM was also examined. Reliability was determined using intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC). Results: When measured from the mean relaxed IK (