Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Journal of Isfahan Medical School

A Comparative Study on the Effect of Correctional Exercises and Kinesio Taping on the Improvement of Head-form in Girl Students

Document Type : Original Article (s)

Authors
Sara Jahanbakhsh-Nik 1
Yahya Sokhangouei 2
Mobin Moradi-Semsani 3
1 Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Corrective Exercises and Sports Pathology, School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
3 Student, Department of Sport Sciences, School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran ,Iran
10.22122/jims.v37i534.11941
Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of corrective exercises and kinesio taping on the improvement of forward head improvement in female students.Methods: In this randomized quasi-experimental study, 30 girl students aged 7 to 13 years with forward head were randomly divided into two equal groups of exercises and kinesio taping. The refresher training group performed selective exercises for 6 weeks (three sessions per hour per week). The kinesio taping group obligated to use kinesio tape in the posterior part of the neck (along with the cervical vertebrae) for 6 weeks. The improvement of forward head was compared between the two groups.Findings: 6 weeks after intervention, the improvement of forward head in corrective exercises and kinesio taping groups was 13.5% and 34.5%, respectively, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P = 0.001). There was a significant difference between the effects of correction exercises and the use of kinesio tape on forward head improvement in favor of the kinesio taping group.Conclusion: The results show that both the correction exercises and the use of kinesio tape can reduce the angle of head forward. However, kinesio taping has a greater effect on forward head reduction. Therefore, kinesio taping and corrective exercises can be used to improve forward head.
Keywords
Status
Goniometer
Exercise
Kinesio tape
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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 37, Issue 534 - Serial Number 534
May and June 2019
Pages 784-791

  • Receive Date 18 June 2019
  • Accept Date 06 April 2022