• PNF and Movement
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.111-118
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• 2019

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the correlation between trunk stabilization muscle activation and the parameters of gait analysis in healthy individuals. Methods: Thirty healthy adults (15 male, 15 female) with no history of lower back pain (LBP) or current musculoskeletal and neurological injuries were studied. Trunk stabilization muscle activation (e.g., external oblique, internal oblique, transverse abdominis, erector spinae) were assessed using surface electromyography. To analyze gait, we measured temporal parameters (e.g., gait velocity, single support phase, double support phase, swing phase, and stance phase) and a spatial parameter (e.g., H-H base of support). Results: A statistically significant correlation was found between the internal oblique, transverse abdominis, and erector spinae muscle activity and gait velocity, single support phase, double support phase, swing phase, and stance phase. No statistically significant correlation was found between the external oblique muscle activity and the gait velocity, single support phase, double support phase, swing phase, and stance phase. No statistically significant correlation was found between the external oblique, internal oblique, transverse abdominis, and erector spinae muscle activity and the spatial parameter. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that a relationship exists between trunk stabilization muscle activation and temporal parameter (i.e., gait velocity, single support phase, double support phase, swing phase, and stance phase) during gait analysis. Therefore, the trunk's stabilizer muscles play an important role in the gait of healthy individuals.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.31-39
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• 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of general exercise after blood flow restriction on trunk muscles thickness in children with spastic cerebral palsy. Methods: Twenty children with cerebral palsy were assigned randomly to an experimental (n = 10) or a control (n = 10) group. The experimental group performed general exercise after blood flow restriction, while the control group performed general exercise alone. The study used an ultrasonic instrument to measure trunk muscles thickness. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to determine differences before and after treatment, and the Mann-Whitney U test was used to determine differences between treatment groups. Results: From a comparison within the groups, the experimental and control groups showed significant difference in trunk muscle thickness after the experiment (p < 0.05). In a comparison between the two groups, the experimental group showed more significant difference in trunk muscle thickness than the control group (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Based on these results, general exercise after blood flow restriction effectively improves trunk muscle thickness in children with cerebral palsy.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제113권2호
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• pp.210-221
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• 2024

본 연구는 운동처방을 적용한 숲길 걷기 운동이 노인의 신체조성에 미치는 영향을 밝히는 것을 목적으로 수행되었다. 연구대상자는 65세 이상 75세 미만의 노인 44명(평균연령: 69.3±3.1세)으로 하였다. 실험군 22명은 개인의 건강상태 등 을 고려하여 처방된 운동강도를 바탕으로 매주 3회, 회당 1시간 이상의 숲길 걷기를 8주 동안 진행하였다. 대조군 22명은 평소와 같은 생활을 지속하였다. 실험군 및 대조군의 8주 동안의 체성분 변화를 측정하였으며, ①실험군의 숲길 걷기 전후 비교, ②대조군의 사전 사후 측정 결과 비교, ③실험군과 대조군의 변화량(사후-사전) 비교의 3가지 관점에서 분석을 진행하였다. 그 결과, ①실험군에서 체중, 체지방, 체질량 지수에서의 유의한 감소, ②대조군에서 오른팔 근육량 및 비율, 몸통 근육 비율, 왼쪽 다리의 근육량 및 비율, 오른팔 체수분의 유의한 감소가 나타났으며, ③그룹 간 비교결과, 실험군은 체중 및 체지방이 감소한 반면 대조군은 증가하였다는 사실을 알 수 있었다. 결론적으로, 운동처방을 적용한 숲길 걷기는 노인의 신체조성에 긍정적인 영향을 미친다는 것이 밝혀졌다.

• 한국엔터테인먼트산업학회논문지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.171-180
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• 2021

본 연구는 라이프케어 증진을 위한 동적탄력튜빙 보행훈련(Dynamic Tubing Gait, DTG II)이 만성 뇌졸중 환자의 균형에 미치는 영향을 알아보았다. 본 연구는 10명의 만성 뇌졸중 환자를 대상으로, DTG II 프로그램을 일일 30분씩 1회, 주 5회, 5주간 총 25회 실시하였다. 균형향상을 위한 DTG II 프로그램의 효과를 알아보기 위해 표면근전도(배바깥빗근, 척주세움근, 엉덩허리근, 큰볼기근), 골반 3축의 대칭지수 검사(경사, 대각선, 회전), 동적보행지수 검사(DGI)를 중재 전과 후에 시행하였다. 본 연구의 결과, 초기디딤기와 중간디딤기에서 큰 볼기근의 중재 전·후 비교에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<.05). 골반의 대칭지수(SI)는 대각선 SI와 회전 SI에서 중재 전·후 비교에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<.05). 동적보행지수(DGI)에서 중재 전·후 비교에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<.05). 본 연구결과를 통해 라이프케어 증진을 위한 DTG II 프로그램이 만성 뇌졸중 환자의 몸통근육의 근활성과 골반의 대각선 움직임과 회전 움직임의 대칭성을 향상시킴으로써 만성 뇌졸중 환자의 동적 균형 능력을 향상된 것을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 만성 뇌졸중 환자의 라이프케어 증진을 위한 균형능력 향상을 위해 동적탄력튜빙 보행훈련을 중재법의 하나로 권장한다.

• 대한정형도수물리치료학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2023

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to find out which exercise is more effective for the activation of the trunk, when the suspension plank and modified bridge exercise are performed. Weakening of the trunk muscles can lead to secondary injuries such as back injuries. In order to prevent injury, trunk muscles must be strengthened, and representative trunk strengthening exercises include planks and bridges. Each has been developed with a modified method, but since there is no paper comparing which exercise is more effective for trunk muscle strength, it was written to compare the two exercises. METHODS: The subjects were a random sample of 30 healthy men who agreed to participate in the study. The subjects were divided into two groups of 15 people each, and the suspension plank and the modified bridge exercise were performed for six weeks. The thickness of the transverse abdominis (TrA), internal abdominal oblique (IO), external abdominal oblique (EO), rectus abdominis (RA), multifidus (MF) was measured before and after the exercise. The two groups were analyzed using an independent t-test and paired t-test to compare the muscle thickness and the difference before and after exercise. RESULTS: The trunk muscle thickness was increased in both groups with suspension plank and modified bridge exercise, and there was a statistically significant difference. When comparing the two groups, the suspension plank group also showed a significant difference in RA (p<.05). CONCLUSION: As a result of this study, suspension plank exercise can have a positive effect on activating the trunk muscles and strengthening the strength of RA. Therefore, it is considered that suspension plank exercise is a more effective intervention to strengthen trunk muscle than modified bridge exercise.

• 한국체육학회지인문사회과학편
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.749-757
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• 2016

이 연구의 목적은 요가의 한발서기자세를 수련 후 신체안정화에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 규명하는 것이다. 요가수련 경험이 없는 20대 여성 13명을 대상으로 24개월간 수련 전·후의 3D동작분석과 근육 생체 신호를 측정하였고 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 댄서포즈에서 왼쪽 무릎의 y축과 오른쪽 발목의 x축, 그리고 트리포즈에서 오른쪽 발목의 x축, 왼쪽 발목 y축의 관절 움직임 범위가 작아지며 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<.05). 둘째, 몸통과 골반의 정렬각은 댄서포즈와 트리포즈 모두에서 유의한 차이가 없었다. 셋째, 질량중심 이동거리는 트리포즈의 Y, Z방향에서 작아지며 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<.05). 넷째, 트리포즈 동작에서 양쪽 척추기립근, 복직근 및 왼쪽 대퇴사두근의 근활성도가 커지면서 유의한 통계적 차이를 보였다(p<.05). 이러한 결과는 요가 훈련이 특히 발목과 질량중심 움직임을 작게하고, 코어근육을 강화시켜 안정적 자세를 만드는데 중요한 역할을 한다고 할 수 있다. 결론적으로 요가 훈련은 자세 안정화에 효과가 있으며, 자세교정에 영향을 미친다고 할 수 있다. 추후 요가훈련을 통해 자세안정화를 볼 수 있는 정렬각의 변인을 통해 얻을 수 있는 정보에 대한 연구가 더 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.77-84
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• 2020

PURPOSE: This study compared the activities of the trunk muscles during crutch walking to determine which of the crutch length measurements is most beneficial. METHODS: Twenty young women volunteered to participate in this study. After adjusting crutch length, the participants performed a three-point walking with nondominant leg limited in weight bearing. This study used six crutch length measurements: (1) Height-40.6cm, (2) Height'.77, (3) Olecranon-to-finger length, (4) Axillary-toheel length, (5) Arm-span length-40.6cm, and (6) Arm-span length'.77. The EMG activities of the internal oblique (IO), rectus abdominis (RA), multifidus (MF), and erector spinae (ES), muscles on the weight bearing side were monitored using wireless surface EMG. RESULTS: The EMG activities of the RA and ES appeared to be significantly different among the crutch length measurements (p<.05). The post-hoc test showed that the 'Arm-span length-40.6cm' was significantly greater in the RA activity when compared to the 'Height'.77' and 'Axillary-to-heel length' measurements, and in the ES activity when compared to 'Height'.77' measurements. Furthermore, IO/RA and MF/ES ratios showed significant differences among the crutch length measurements (p<.05). In the post-hoc test, significant difference was observed between 'Olecranon-to-finger length' and 'Arm-span length-40.6cm' for the IO/RA ratio, and between 'Height'.77' and 'Olecranon-to-finger length' and between 'Height'.77' and 'Arm-span length-40.6cm' measurement for the MF/ES ratio. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that the 'Height'.77' measurement is relatively advantageous to optimize the activities of trunk muscles during the crutch walking, and allow simple measurements of the crutch length.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.243-252
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of trunk posture on muscle activity and motion of scapular and scapulohumeral rhythm. Thirty-one healthy subjects performed right-arm abduction and adduction along the frontal plane while standing in both upright and flexed posture of trunk. Scapular upward rotation, anterior tilting and internal rotation ware recorded using a motion analysis system and muscle activity of upper trapezius, lower trapezius and serratus anterior ware recorded using surface electromyography during abduction and adduction in both trunk postures. then, scapulohumeral rhythm was calculated. Scapulohumeral rhythm and scapular posterior tilting in flexed posture was significantly decreased than in upright posture. Also, muscle activity of lower trapezius in flexed posture was significantly increased and serratus anterior was significantly decreased than in general posture. The result of this study revealed that flexed posture of trunk altered the muscle activity and kinematic of scapular. Measurement of trunk posture should be included the evaluation of dysfunction and disorder of shoulder girdle since rehabilitation of trunk posture is important to restore of upper limbs function.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.303-310
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• 2017

Purpose: This study observed the activity of trunk and lower limb muscles during a modified bridging exercise with various weight loads. Methods: The participants in this study consisted of 15 male adults. The muscle activity of the elector spinae, rectus abdominis, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, tibialis anterior, and soleus muscles was measured with an EMG-8 system during a modified bridging exercise performed with various weight loads (indicated as percentage of body weight). Differences in muscle activity during the bridging exercise according to the weight load applied were analyzed using a one-way ANOVA, and post hoc analysis was performed using LSD. Statistical significance was accepted at a p-level of 0.05. Results: When the subjects performed the modified bridging exercise with various weight loads, the muscle activity of the gluteus maximus and vastus medialis peaked at a load of 0.5%. The activity of the gluteus medius showed a remarkable difference when the modified bridging exercise was performed at loads of 0% and 0.5%, 0% and 1%. In addition, the activity of the vastus medialis showed a remarkable difference between modified bridging exercises performed at a load of 0% and that performed at a load of 0.5%. Conclusion: The results suggest that performing modified bridging exercises with a load of 0.5% of body weight results in significant differences in the activity of the gluteus medius and vastus medialis muscles. Thus, it is suggested that performing the modified bridging exercise at 0.5% of body weight may selectively strengthen the gluteus medius and vastus medialis muscles.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.91-100
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• 2018

Purpose : The study investigated the effects of Pilates exercise on strengthening trunk muscles of females who perform such exercise for the purpose of comparing activation of trunk muscles that contact while performing Pilates motions between females with or without at least 8 weeks of Pilates experience. Methods : The study investigated 10 females with at least 8 weeks of Pilates experience in the past 6 months (experienced group) and 10 healthy females without Pilates experience (non-experienced group). The study used basic Pilates postures involving hip abduction, lift, and leg swing motions as the measurement postures in comparing the activation of muscles used for stabilization, such as the rectus abdominis, external oblique abdominal, and transverse abdominis & internal oblique abdominal muscles. Surface electromyography was used for measuring muscle activation, and the measurements targeted activation of the rectus abdominis, external oblique abdominal, transversus abdominis, and internal oblique abdominal muscles. Results : The study results showed that, as compared to the non-experienced group, the experienced group had significantly higher muscle activation in the transverse abdominis and internal oblique abdominal muscles during hip abduction (p<.05) and significantly higher muscle activation in the rectus abdominis, external oblique abdominal, and transverse abdominis & internal oblique abdominal muscles during lift and leg swing motions (p<.05). Conclusion : Pilates exercise performed over a long period can be recommended as an effective exercise method that can increase the activation of trunk muscle, and especially, repeated performance of highly difficult motions can increase muscle activation even more, which can help promote spinal stabilization, prevent pain, and improve performance of activities of daily living.