Effects of a 4-Week Downhill Treadmill Walking Exercise in Subjects With Thoracic Kyphosis and Forward Head Posture

Effects of 4-Week Downhill Treadmill Walking Exercise on Vetebral Angle and Postural Muscle Activation in SubJects With Thoracic Kyphosis and Forward Head Posture

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0008657

Enrollment

Registered

2023-07-28

Start date

2019-09-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-08-21

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(4-Week Downhill Treadmill Walking Exercise) : The DTWE group walked on a treadmill (GOLDONE 100

Daeho Sports, Seoul, Korea) with a 20° downhill slope (Fig. 1A). Bricks were stacked under the back of a treadmill plate to create a downhill slope. The participants in the STWE group walked on a stan

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) thoracic kyphosis angle greater than 40° measured using a dual digital inclinometer, (2) CVA of less than 50°, and (3) age 20-30 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria were as follows: (1) history of surgery or trauma to the spine, (2) known diagnoses of musculoskeletal and/or nervous system disorders in the upper and lower extremities, (3) inability to walk independently, and (4) history of pain in the spine region within the previous 3-month period.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Kinematic parameter	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Surface EMG parameter	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJun-hyeok Lee

Yonsei Graduate School(Mirae)

cutesero@naver.com+82-2-1111-1111

Outcome results