The effect of forward shoulder correction on pulmonary function of elementary female students

Mahtab Najafi; Saeed Ghaeeni; Naser Behpoor

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The effect of forward shoulder correction on pulmonary function of elementary female students

Author(s):

Mahtab Najafi^1,*,

Saeed Ghaeeni²,

Naser Behpoor³

1Dept. of Physical Education, School of Physical Education, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

2Dept. of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran

3Dept. of Sport Physiology, School of Physical Education, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences:Vol. 17, issue 6; e77050

Published online:Sep 29, 2013

Article type:Research Article

Received:Mar 06, 2013

Accepted:Jun 25, 2013

How to Cite:Mahtab NajafiSaeed GhaeeniNaser BehpoorThe effect of forward shoulder correction on pulmonary function of elementary female students.J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci.17(6):e77050.

Abstract

Background: Human body posture influences on his/her physiological functions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of forward shoulder correction on pulmonary function of elementary female students.

Methods: Subjects of this quasi-experimental research were two groups (n=20) of students with Normal posture (NP) and forward shoulder posture(FSP) which is divided randomly into two control (n=10) and experimental (n=10) groups. Experimental work included stretch-strength training for 6 weeks. The amount of shoulder deviation and slow vital capacity (SVC) and forced vital capacity (FVC) were evaluated at pretest and post test by Double Square device and spirometre respectively.

Results: the results of paired t-test indicated a significant reduction of shoulder deviation and significant increase of SVC and FVC due to experimental work in the FSP group (P≤0.05) but in the NP group no significant changes were observed.

Conclusion: based on these findings, corrective exercises causes FVC and SVC improvement through correction of elementary female students’ forward shoulder posture.

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