Effects of triple-treatment trunk stretching on physical fitness and curvature of the spine.
Effects of triple-treatment trunk stretching on physical fitness and curvature of the spine.
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三重治疗躯干拉伸对身体健康和脊柱弯曲的影响。
DOI：
10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00985
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发表时间：
2018
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4
通讯作者：
Koji Terasawa
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作者：
Koich Wakimoto;Toshifumi Dakeshita;Junichi Wakimoto;Toshiaki Watanabe;Saiki Terasawa;Masao Okuhara;Yuki Murata;Naoya Taki;Ryoji Uchiyama;Kazuki Ashida;Suchinda Jarupat Maruo;Koji Terasawa
BackgroundResearch on the effectiveness of treatment for low back disorders has been made, however yet no established method has been found. Therefore, we devised a triple-treatment trunk stretching program comprising the following three trunk stretching exercises: stretching using an unstable flex chair; stretching using a stretching bench; and stretching using a stretch pad. Our three-treatment trunk stretching program is based on the principles of static muscular stabilization of the spine and uses well-known physiological strength-training principles. In this study, we investigated the effects of triple-treatment trunk stretching on physical fitness levels and curvature of the spine measured by X-ray photographs.MethodsThirteen healthy male subjects (mean age, 26.3 ± 4.0 years; height, 173.5 ± 4.9 cm; weight, 64.9 ± 5.7 kg; BMI 21.6 ± 1.7) were enrolled in this study. In consideration of safety and simplicity, we applied the physical fitness test introduced by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan for 65- to 79-year-olds.ResultsTriple-treatment trunk stretching led to significant improvements in sit-and-reach flexibility, 10-m obstacle course walking time, standing forward flexion, thoracolumbar extension and horizontal flexion. Significant improvements were also observed in the neutral angle of the curvature of the lower thoracic spine and the neutral angle of the curvature of the lower lumbar spine.ConclusionsSignificant improvements were evident in the neutral angles of both the curvature of the lower thoracic spine and the curvature of the lower lumbar spine after triple-treatment trunk stretching. This suggests that triple-treatment trunk stretching can help improve the curvature of the spine and physical fitness.
