K-Bar 운동이 흉추후만곡과 요추전만곡 및 골반정렬에 미치는 영향 = Effects of K-Bar Exercise on Thoracic Kyphosis, Lumbar Lordotic Curve, and Pelvic Alignment

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study is purported to investigate effects of ten-week K-Bar exercise on thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordotic curve, and pelvic alignment on normal university students· Method: Normal students of H University (25 males and 4 females) were asked to perform stretching of entire body for 10 minutes, 3 sets of Dead lift, Bent-over row, Squat, Military press, Behind neck press (1 sets = 15 counts for each), and then stretching of entire body for 10 minutes as warm-down for 10 weeks· Results: The thoracic kyphosis was significantly decreased from 37·06±9·42 before the K-Bar to 34·58±7·40 after the K-Bar (p=0·024), and the lumbar lordotic curve was significantly decreased from 31·58±7·40 to 29·34±5·54 (p=0·004)· The pelvic tilt angle was from 0·55±3·06 before the exercise to 0·96±2·48 after the exercise without significant difference and the pelvic torsion angle was from 1·86±5·44 to 1·41±3·65 without significant difference· The angle of surface rotation of spine showed no significant difference, from 3·20±4·10 to 2·96±2·93· Conclusion: The 10-week K-Bar exercise had positive effects on pelvic alignment by reducing thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordotic curve, though not inducing changes in pelvic alignment·