• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.63-67
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• 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of assistance tools such as gym balls, wedges, and straps on lower extremity muscle activity and the increase in the range of motion made possible by the use of these tools. The subjects were divided into two groups: a group capable of deep-squatting (PS) and the second finding it impossible or having difficulty in performing such squats (IS). Methods: Twenty-three subjects participated in this study. Surface electromyography was used to measure the muscle activation of the rectus femoris (RF), vastus medialis (VM), and tibialis anterior (TA) muscles during deep squats, normal squats (NS), gym ball squats (GS), wedge squats (WS), and strap squats (SS). A motion analysis system was used to measure the range of motion of the knee joint during each of these exercises. Results: There was a significant difference in the RF muscle activity between the possible squat (PS) and the impossible squat (IS) groups in the GS, and there were significant differences in the RF and TA muscle activity between the groups in the WS. Both the PS group and the IS group showed a significant difference in the TA muscle activity depending on the tool used. There were also significant differences in the range of motion of the knee joints between the intervention methods using NS and those using the tools. Conclusion: In both groups, the muscle activity of the TA muscles was lower when GS, WS, and SS were performed compared to NS. In addition, compared to NS, the range of motion of the knee joint increased when the three tools were used. This study shows that the activity of the RF, VM, and TA muscles decreased and the range of motion of the knee joint increased during deep squats for both the PS and IS groups when tools were used.

• 재활복지공학회논문지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.291-297
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• 2014

본 연구는 30명의 여성에게 내 외측 wedge 삽입과 함께 flated heel 또는 5cm heel을 착용하도록 한 후, 넙다리네갈래근 중 안쪽빗넓은근(VMO)과 가쪽넓은근(VL)의 근활성도를 측정하여 비교하였다. 연구 결과 내외측 wedge 모두에서 flated heel 군에서는 가쪽넓은근이, 5 cm heel 군에서는 안쪽빗넓은근의 근활성도가 높게 나타났으며 가쪽넓은근에 대한 안쪽빗넓은근의 근활성도비(% VMO/VL) 또한 5cm heel 군에서 유의하게 높게 나타났다. 이는 안쪽빗넓은근과 가쪽넓은근의 근활성도에 영향을 미치는 외적 변수가 wedge의 내외측 위치보다는 힐의 높이에 의함을 알 수 있었다. 차후 무릎통증이나 무릎 불안정성으로 인한 하지 재활훈련 또는 하지보조기 제작 시에 하지 근육의 선택적 활성화를 유도하기 위한 변수로써 heel 높이를 고려할 수 있을 것이다.