Influence of Thoracic Flexion Syndrome on Proprioception in the Thoracic
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| Authors: | Kyue-Nam Park Jae-Seop Oh |
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| Affiliation: | 1) Department of Physical Therapy, Jeonju University, Republic of Korea;2) Department of Physical Therapy, College of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Inje University, Republic of Korea |
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| Abstract: | [Purpose] This study was performed to determine the difference in thoracic repositioningsense in young people with and without thoracic flexion syndrome (TFS) in target positionsof half extension. [Subjects] People with TFS (n = 15; 7 men and 8 women)and people without TFS (n = 15; 7 men and 8 women) were recruited fromthree universities. Subjects were guided into a sitting extension target posture and wereasked to move from a neutral position (2 s) to an extension target position (2 s); 10trials were performed. [Results] People with TFS showed a significantly higher thoracicrepositioning error in the extension target position than people without TFS. [Conclusion]People with TFS show a higher thoracic spine repositioning error in extension than peoplewithout TFS. A rehabilitation program to treat TFS should be implemented for individualswith decreased position sense of the thoracic spine.Key words: Proprioception, Repositioning error, Thoracic flexion syndrome |
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