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| Title of Article |
IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF ARM SWING EXERCISE THERAPY ON SHOULDER RANGE OF MOTION AND FORWARD HEAD POSTURE: A PILOT STUDY IN YOUNG ADULTS |
| Date of Acceptance |
11 February 2020 |
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| Title of Journal |
International Journal of GEOMATE |
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SCOPUS |
| Institute of Journal |
Special Issue on Science, Engineering and Environment |
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18 |
| Issue |
67 |
| Month |
March |
| Year of Publication |
2020 |
| Page |
188-194 |
| Abstract |
People who work in offices for a long time tend to have poor posture and a decreased range of motion throughout the body. This could lead to chronic neck and shoulder pain if not corrected. Shuai Shou Gong, a version of Arm Swing Exercise (ASE), has been developed and practiced by some Chinese people for over one thousand years to maintain physical well-being. Its beneficial effects on posture and range of motion had not yet been verified. The purpose of this study was to preliminarily examine the immediate effects of ASE on shoulder range of motion (ROM) and occiput-wall distance (OWD) in young adults. The before-after study design was used in fifteen healthy office workers (6 males, 9 females), aged 20-40 years, who participated in the study. The shoulder ROM and OWD of the participants were measured before and immediately after a 10-minute session of supervised ASE. A paired-sample t-test was used to estimate the mean changes in the outcome. Results in this study revealed that shoulder ROM was increased in all directions (P < 0.05) while the OWD was decreased (P < 0.05) after the 10-minute session. However, a postural assessment method using a mobile application (PostureScreen) could not demonstrate a significant improvement. In conclusion, ASE have provided immediate improvements on shoulder ROM and forward head posture as indicated by a decreased OWD. Further research using a randomized controlled trial is needed.
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| Keyword |
Arm Swing Exercise, Shoulder Range of Motion, Occiput-wall Distance, Posture |
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| Level of Publication |
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