The Effects of 4-Week Serratus Anterior Strengthening Exercise Program on the Scapular Position and Pain of the Neck and Interscapular Region

• 발행기관: 한국전문물리치료학회
• 저자명: Duck-hwa Kim Oh-yun Kwon Chung-hwi Yi Rye-seon Jeon
• 간행물 정보: 『한국전문물리치료학회지』한국전문물리치료학회지 제14권 제4호, 58~65쪽, 전체 8쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 의학일반
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• 발행일자: 2007.12.31

영문 초록

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of serratus anterior strengthening exercises on scapular position and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain measurements taken at the resting position in Young adults with adducted scapular. The exercise program included stretching of the scapular retractor and strengthening of the serratus anterior muscle. We measured the distance from the midline of the thorax to the vertebral border of the scapular with a tape line (Superior Kibler), and the distance from the 7th cervical spinous process to the acromial angle with 3-dimension motion analysis system, to com-pare the resting scapular position before and after exercise. Fifteen subjects with adducted scapular were recruited to compare the resting scapular position and VAS. The distance from 7th cervical spine process to acromial angle of the scapular and VAS decreased significantly (p<.01) after exercise, while the distance from the midline of the thorax to vertebral border of the scapular increased (p<.05). The conclusion is that the serratus anterior exercise program altered the resting scapular position and decreased VAS.

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Adducted scapular Scapular position Serratus anterior strengthening exercise Superior Kibler