앞쪽머리자세를 가진 대상자의 머리-목 굽힘 검사 시 머리받침 유무에 따른 긴목근과 목빗근의 근두께 변화량 비교

• 영문명: Effect of the Head Support on a Change in Muscle Thickness for Longus Colli and Sternocleidomastoid During Cranio-Cervical Flexion Test in Subjects With Forward Head Posture
• 발행기관: 한국전문물리치료학회
• 저자명: 박준상(Jun-sang Park) 송시정(Si-jeong Song) 정희석(Hee-seok Jung) 권오윤(Oh-yun Kwon)
• 간행물 정보: 『한국전문물리치료학회지』한국전문물리치료학회지 제23권 제3호, 11~20쪽, 전체 10쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 의학일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2016.06.30

영문 초록

Background: A forward head posture (FHP) is one of the most common types of poor head posture in patients with neck disorder. A prolonged FHP might increase pressure on the posterior cranio-cervical structure and exhibit reduced performance on a cranio-cervical flexion test (CCFT). CCFT is included to activate deep cervical flexor muscles and inhibit excessive activation of superficial cervical flexor muscles. Therefore, the selective activation of deep cervical flexors is needed for effective exercise for FHP. Objects: The purpose of this study was to compare muscle thickness between longus colli (Lco) and sternocleidomastoid (SCM) using ultrasonography in subjects with FHP depending on head support. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, case-control research design study. The ultrasonographic images of Lco and SCM were taken in 17 subjects with FHP during the 5 phases of the CCFT with and without a head support. Towel was used for supporting head to make the neutral head position in supine. Changes in muscle thickness during the test were calculated to infer muscle activation. Data were analyzed using repeated measures of two-way analysis of variance with the significance level of .05. Results: When subjects performed the CCFT with head support, there was a significant difference in muscle thickness of Lco and SCM (p<.05). According to a post hoc paired t-test, change of thickness of Lco was greater at all phases, and change of thickness of SCM muscle was less at phase 4 and 5 in condition with head support (p<.01) compared to condition without head support (p<.01). Conclusion: The result of this study suggest that applying head support for neutral head position during CCFT could be a useful method for activating Lco muscle without excessive activation of SCM muscle.

키워드

Cranio-cervical flexion test Deep cervical flexor muscles Forward head posture Ultrasonography