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PURPOSE: This study assessed the current working conditions and job satisfaction on aquatic therapy performed by physical therapists in South Korea.
METHODS: A total of 139 (managers: 53, staff: 86) physical...
PURPOSE: This study examined the effects of taping therapy on the balance and gait of stroke patients.
METHODS: The subjects of this study were 30 stroke patients. The treatment groups were...
PURPOSE: The spasticity of stroke patients decreases the ankle range of motion and increases the gastrocnemius muscle tone. This study examined the effects of stretching exercise and far infrared irradiation...
PURPOSE: This study examined the effects of the fascial distortion model (FDM) method on Cobb's angle.
METHODS: Fourteen subjects participated in this study. The idiopathic scoliosis group performed FDM treatments eight...
PURPOSE: This study examined the effects of stretching and strengthening exercises on the pain, pelvic tilt (PT), functional disability, and balance of patients with chronic lower back pain (CLBP).
METHODS: A...
PURPOSE: This study examined the effects of flexible flatfeet on the accuracy of knee joint motions in closed and open kinetic chain tasks.
METHODS: Twenty-four healthy participants were recruited for this...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability and validity of pelvic tilting angle measurements using a smart phone-based inclinometer (Clino) compared to a...
PURPOSE: This study examined the most efficient exercise position to activate the gluteus medius (GM) and tensor fascia latae (TFL) in hip abduction in side-lying (HA-SL), clam in side-lying (CL-SL),...
PURPOSE: This examined the effect of Kinesio taping pre-intervention on the pain, tenderness, proprioceptive sensation, and muscle strength associated with delayed onset muscle soreness.
METHODS: Thirty subjects were divided into a...
PURPOSE: This study compared the effectiveness of three methods, fascial distortion model (FDM), myofascial release (MFR), self-myofascial release (SMR), on the neck range of motion and pain.
METHODS: In this study,...
PURPOSE: This paper proposes proper and effective neck exercises by comparing the deep and superficial cervical flexor muscle activities and thickness according to the pressure level during cranio-cervical flexion exercises...