The Effectiveness of Exercise on Reducing the Angle of Kyphosis
Kyphosis
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Kyphosis focused on measuring Thoracic Hyperkyphosis, Exercise, Older Adults
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Chinese;
- Aged 60 years and above;
- No cognitive impairment or communication problems;
- The angle of thoracic kyphosis > 40° measured by Manual Inclinometer;
- Able to decrease the angle of kyphosis of 5° while standing.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Having central or peripheral neuropathy (this may affect balance);
- Taking drugs that affect the nervous system or affect balance and strength;
- Having untreated severe heart and lung disease (this may affect cardiopulmonary function);
- Having a history of spinal fracture (this may increase the risk of injury);
- Having surgery in spinal, shoulder, and pelvis in the past year or having plan to do so in the coming six month (this may increase the risk of injury);
- Having scoliosis ≥ 10°;
- Having done any specific therapeutic exercise for posture in the past year or having plan to do so in the coming six month (may affect the study result).
Sites / Locations
- Liyuan Hospital of Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science & Technology
- The University of Hong Kong
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Intervention group
Control group
The participants in this group will receive group kyphosis-specific exercise classes given by the certified physical trainer and kyphosis-specific exercise videos. The intervention arrangement is: Group learning and practice: a 1-hour kyphosis-specific exercise training session will be provided two times in the first week, Weekly follow-up: a 1-hour kyphosis-specific exercise will be conducted with reinforcement of learning and remedial teaching by a certified physical trainer once a week for five consecutive weeks after the group learning and practice, Self-practice: the participant will following the kyphosis-specific exercise videos doing self-practice every day for the whole intervention period lasting six weeks.
No special arrangement