| Title |
Effects of iliopsoas stretching on the alignment of thoracic and lumbar vertebrae and the pelvis |
| Subtitle |
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| Authors |
Ishida, Y.*1, Samukawa, M.*2, Oba, K.*3, Nakamura, K.*4, Katayose, M.*5, Yamanaka, M.*6, Tohyama, H.*2 |
| Authors (kana) |
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| Organization |
*1High Performance Gym, Japan Institute of Sports Sciences, *2Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, *3Department of Rehabilitation, Hitsujigaoka Hospital, *4Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, *5Faculty of Health Sciences, Sapporo Medical University, *6Hokkaido Chitose College of Rehabilitation |
| Journal |
Japanese Journal of Clinical Sports Medicine
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| Volume |
28
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| Number |
3
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| Page |
501-505 |
| Year/Month |
2020 / |
| Article |
Report |
| Publisher |
Japanese Society of Clinical Sports Medicine |
| Abstract |
[Abstract] Changes in the lumbar and pelvic alignment are considered to be related to the occurrence of low back pain. However, previous research could not indicate whether iliopsoas stretching can actually cause changes in spinal and pelvic alignment. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the effects of iliopsoas stretching on spinal and pelvic alignment. Sixteen healthy young male students (age 23.7 +- 1.5 years) volunteered to participate in the present study. Iliopsoas stretching was performed for 30 seconds and repeated 5 times for both legs. The range of motion (ROM) at hip extension, thoracic spine alignment, lumbar spine alignment, and pelvic alignment were all determined both prior to and after stretching. As a result of this study, the ROM of the hip extension significantly increased (p = 0.001) and lumbar lordosis decreased (p = 0.011) after stretching. This suggests that iliopsoas stretching is an effective way of improving the hip extension ROM and decreasing lumbar lordosis. |
| Practice |
Clinical surgery |
| Keywords |
Iliopsoas, stretching, alignment |
