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The Effect of corrective exercises on the functional state of the cervical spine for women in sedentary work
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2021-12-03 |
Abstracts included in the „Book of Abstracts“ were reviewed by one independent scientific referee. Referees: Kristina Berškienė, Algė Daunoravičienė, Ernesta Gurskienė, Alma Kajėnienė, Viktorija Kaktienė, Vytautas Poškaitis, Agnė Slapšinskaitė-Dackevičienė, Vilma Tamulionytė, Brigita Zachovajevienė, Renata Žumbakytė-Šermukšnienė.
ISBN 978-9955-15-733-5
Bibliogr.: p. 54
Introduction. In today's ever-evolving world, there has been a growing number of people who are doing sedentary work [1]. Individuals, who are working sedentary work for many hours, often face disorders of the upper body's musculoskeletal system, increased tension in muscles, changes in posture or reduced quality of life [2]. Neck pain is more prevalent in women, this may be attributed to reduced muscle strength [3]. According to Akram Mehri, muscle corrective exercise program is recommended to improve functional rates [4]. The aim of the research is to evaluate the effect of corrective exercises on functional state of the cervical spine in women performing sedentary work. Research methods and organization. The study was approved by the Bioethics center (BEC-SR (M) -182). The study was initiated and completed on 2021.08.01 – 2021.10.01 in “Public Institution Regional Mazeikiai Hospital”. All participants signed the informed consent form before taking part in this study. The study included 25 women devided into 2 groups: I - study group composed of 13 participants that were exposed to corrective exercises and II - control group had 12 participants. The total age of the subjects was 49.64 ± 3.81 years. All of them worked a sedentary job for at least 1 year and spent at least 8 hours at the sitting position at work. Individuals with other cervical spine conditions (acute and severe pain, inflammation, trauma and surgical interventions in the spine) were excluded. Functional state of the neck was evaluated by active ranges of motion of cervical spine using goniometer: neck flexion, right side rotation, left side rotation. W.W.K. Hoeger’s visual scale was used for posture assessment. Both groups were homogeneous by all range of motion results and W.W.K. Hoeger's visual posture assessment scale scores before the trial (p=>0.05); questionnaire was used for information about age and duration of sedentary work. Women in study group performed an exercise program for 8 weeks, 5 days per week, in their workplace for 5-7 minutes. The program included cervical posture corrective exercises. Data analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS Statistics 27 software package. The Wilkoxon (Z) criterion - used to compare the two dependent samples. The nonparametric Mann-Whitney Wilcoxon (U) was applied to the two independent samples. A statistically significant difference was considered when p..[…].