tInvestigating the Effect of Six Weeks of Functional Kinesio Taping on Body Posture and Spinal Function of Elderly Women
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Article Type:
Research/Original Article (دارای رتبه معتبر)
Abstract:
Introduction
Aging causes changes in body posture and increases the incidence of thoracic kyphosis. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of six weeks of functional kinesio taping on body posture and spinal function of elderly women.
Method
In this randomized clinical trial, 30 participants (female: age: 61/20±2/60 years, BMI: 23/16±3/18, No=30) were selected from the elderly women with a Hyperkyphosis of more than 42 degrees referring to 5 Sports Centers in the city of Paveh, Iran. After obtaining written consents, the participants were randomly assigned to two groups of control and intervention. The intervention group performed a six-week kinesio taping protocol. Both before and after the intervention, angle of kyphosis, chest expansion, table-to-acromion distance and spine extension of the participants were measured. The data were analyzed using dependent and independent t-test and analysis of covariance at the significance level of 0.05.
Results
The mean angle of kyphosis (p=0.001), chest expansion (p=0.002) and spine extension (p=0.001) of the elderly women enhanced significantly. There was a significant difference between the angle of kyphosis (p=42%) and chest expansion (p=43%) of the participants in the intervention group and those of the participants in the control group.
Conclusion
Improving muscle function, kinesio taping can cause trapezius muscles to be placed in a short position, which can correct dorsal spine orientation. Therefore, kinesio taping can be used to correct body posture.Keywords:
elderly , kyphosis , kinesio taping , spine
Language:
Persian
Published:
Complementary Medicine Journal of faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Volume:8 Issue: 4, 2019
Pages:
3457 to 3466
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