PNF and Movement 2024; 22(3): 335-343
https://doi.org/10.21598/JKPNFA.2024.22.3.335
Effects of a Chin in Exercise and Taping Intervention on Pain, Craniovertebral Angle, and Balance in Elderly people with Forward Head Posture
Jin-Gyu Jeong, P.T., Ph.D.⋅Dong-Kyu Lee, P.T., Ph.D.†
Department of Physical Therapy, Chunnam Techno University
Correspondence to: †Dong-Kyu Lee (ehck@cntu.ac.kr)
Received: August 22, 2024; Revised: September 16, 2024; Accepted: September 28, 2024; Published online: December 31, 2024.
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Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify the effects of a chin-in-exercise and taping intervention on pain, craniovertebral angle, and balance in elderly people with forward head posture.
Methods: Thirty elderly participants with forward head posture were divided into two groups: an experimental group that underwent a chin-in-exercise and taping intervention, and a control group that underwent only a taping intervention. Pain was measured using a numeric pain rating scale, the craniovertebral angle was measured using a goniometer, and balance was measured using biorescue. The data were analyzed using a paired t-test and an independent t-test to compare the differences between the two groups.
Results: The comparison showed that the experimental and control groups experienced significant differences in pain, craniovertebral angle, and balance after the experiment (p < .05). The experimental group that underwent the chin-in-exercise and taping intervention showed more significant changes in pain, craniovertebral angle, and balance than the control group (p < .05).
Conclusion: This study showed that the chin-in-exercise and taping intervention effectively reduced pain and improved the craniovertebral angle and balance in elderly people with forward head posture.
Keywords: Chin in exercise, Taping intervention, Forward head posture

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