27 December 2022>: Clinical Research
Effect of Physiotherapy to Correct Rounded Shoulder Posture in 30 Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Korea Using a Telerehabilitation Exercise Program to Improve Posture, Physical Function, and Reduced Pain, with Evaluation of Patient Satisfaction
Yongwoo Lee ACDEG* , Ki Bum Jung ABCDEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.938926
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e938926
Table 5 Change in muscle activity.
Variables | Experimental group (n=14) | Control Group (n=12) | t(p) | |
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LS | Pre | 11.02±7.19* | 13.00±5.28 | |
Post | 8.11±4.72 | 9.98±3.47 | −1.133 (0.269) | |
Pre-post | 2.91±3.45 | 3.02±4.08 | ||
3.154 (0.008)# | 2.568 (0.026)# | |||
UT | Pre | 7.84±5.07 | 8.95±5.16 | |
Post | 4.92±2.90 | 10.28±6.68 | −2.723 (0.012)# | |
Pre-post | 2.92±2.92 | −1.33±5.88 | ||
3.737 (0.002)# | −0.782 (0.451) | |||
UT/LS | Pre | 0.84±0.49 | 0.70±0.35 | |
Post | 0.70±0.37 | 1.03±0.44 | −2.036 (0.053) | |
Pre-post | 0.14±0.22 | −0.33±0.42 | ||
2.331 (0.037)# | −2.713 (0.020)# | |||
LS | Pre | 13.87±7.49a | 17.01±7.12 | |
Post | 10.35±5.02 | 13.60±5.28 | −1.602 (0.122) | |
Pre-post | 3.52±3.83 | 3.41±5.83 | ||
3.430 (0.004)# | 2.028 (0.068) | |||
UT | Pre | 10.14±4.87 | 10.90±5.97 | |
Post | 6.85±3.85 | 14.03±8.10 | −2.958 (0.007)# | |
Pre-post | 3.29±2.99 | −3.13±7.50 | ||
4.123 (0.001)# | −1.446 (0.176) | |||
UT/LS | Pre | 0.83±0.40 | 0.65±0.25 | |
Post | 0.75±0.43 | 1.05±0.42 | −1.786 (0.087) | |
Pre-post | 0.08±0.29 | −0.40±0.48 | ||
0.934 (0.367) | −2.920 (0.014)# | |||
LS | Pre | 20.65±9.61a | 24.48±11.88 | |
Post | 16.13±8.44 | 18.53±9.07 | −0.698 (0.492) | |
Pre-post | 4.52±6.51 | 5.95±9.59 | ||
2.594 (0.022)# | 2.149 (0.055) | |||
UT | Pre | 14.65±6.79 | 13.58±7.80 | |
Post | 10.53±4.90 | 18.25±12.15 | −2.186 (0.039)# | |
Pre-post | 4.12±5.00 | −4.67±11.23 | ||
3.086 (0.009)# | −1.442 (0.177) | |||
UT/LS | Pre | 0.79±0.40 | 0.56±0.20 | |
Post | 0.78±0.44 | 1.01±0.42 | −1.309 (0.203) | |
Pre-post | 0.01±0.42 | −0.45±0.54 | ||
0.059 (0.954) | −2.851 (0.016)# | |||
% MVIC – % Maximal Voluntary Isometric Contraction; LS – levator scapulae; UT – upper trapezius. * Mean±standard deviation. # p |