Comparison of Eight Weeks of Training in the Water and Land on Changes in Lumbar Lordosis of Girl Students of Yazd City
Journal of Clinical Physiotherapy Research,
Vol. 2 No. 4 (2017),
21 October 2017
,
Page 182-186
https://doi.org/10.22037/jcpr.v2i4.18869
Abstract
Introduction: Injuries related to lordosis 30 to 40 percent of spinal disorders have been allocated that the economic aspects of health care has also attracted attention. The aim of the present study was comparison of effect of eight weeks training in dry and water on change in lordosis of female students in Yazd. Materials and Methods: In this research 42 girls with lordosis in 9 to 12 years old were randomly selected from schools in Yazd and randomly divided into three groups of training in water (14 cases), land (n=14) and control group (14 people). Training program participants for eight weeks was carried out. Subject's lordosis was measured by flexible ruler as a noninvasive and reliable method of exercise before and after eight weeks. Repeated measures method was used for data analysis of pre-test and post-test. Results: The findings show that training on land and water had a positive effect on improving participant’s lordosis (P≤/05), but there was no significant difference in lordosis correction between two study groups (P≥/05). Conclusion: According to the results, both on land and water corrective exercise program for girls with lumbar lordosis is useful and there was no difference between the two programs in the reduction of lumbar lordosis. It is recommended that the land and water exercises for people with lumbar lordosis given, and each of these methods has its own specific characteristics which, according to experts identify the persons recommended.
Keywords: Lordosis, Exercise on Land and Water, Corrective ExercisesHow to Cite
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