Journal of Korean Clinical Health Science (한국임상보건과학회지)
- Volume 1 Issue 1
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- Pages.29-34
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- 2013
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- 2288-3193(pISSN)
The Effects of Tongue Positions on the Cervical Range of Motion
혀의 자세가 경추의 관절가동범위에 미치는 영향
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Han, Dong-Wook
(Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medical LifeScience, Silla University) ;
- Park, Min-Hee (Department of Physical Therapy, Daedong Hospital) ;
- Jeong, Yeon-Hee (Department of Physical Therapy, West Busan Centum Hospital)
- Received : 2013.02.25
- Accepted : 2013.04.24
- Published : 2013.06.30
Abstract
Purpose : This study was to investigate that tongue positions have effect on the cervical range of motion (ROM). Methods : 18 subjects, 20 to 25 years of age, were participated in this study. The tongue positions were neutral position, anterior protrusion, posterior protrusion, superior protrusion, inferior protrusion, left side protrusion and right side protrusion. The neck movements were right side flexion, left side flexion, right rotation and left rotation. The cervical range of motion measured by cervical range of motion instrument (CROM, C9266-49, USA). The changes were analyzed using the paired t-test. SPSSWIN (ver. 20.0) was used for data analysis and the significance level was chosen as