Comparison of different types os isometric exercises in the cervical region

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the activation levels by using surface electromyography (EMG) of the front and back muscles of the neck during different isometric exercises in healthy subjects. Methods: Fourteen healthy voluntary (8 females, 6 males; mean age: 24.2 years) subjects participated in this study. Muscle activations were measured from M. Sternocleidomastoideus and M. Erector spinae during resistance to physiotherapist, resistance to their self, by using Thera-Band® and dynamic isometric exercises of neck flexion and extension and compared among these exercises. Each exercise was done for 10 sec with 6 repetitions/session. Integral of received EMG recordings of each EMG for EMG analysis were calculated. Results: Strength imbalances between right and left erector spine during extension against resistance of the physiotherapist and isometric exercise against the resistive of him or herself (p<0.05). Besides, EMG in isometric exercise using Thera-Band® was less significant than isometric exercises using the resistive of physical therapist and himself or herself (p<0.05). Conclusion: This study showed exercises using Thera-Band® would be important to choose both resistance control and selected exercise according to injury severity in cervical problems

Keywords

• Cervical vertebrae, Exercise; isometric, Electromyography

Farklı servikal bölge izometrik egzersiz tiplerinin karşılaştırılması

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı sağlıklı bireylerde servikal bölgede kullanılan farklı izometrik egzersizler sırasında boyun ön ve arka grup kaslarının yüzeyel elektromiyografiyle (EMG) aktivasyon düzeylerini karşılaştırmaktı. Yöntem: Çalışmaya 14 sağlıklı gönüllü (8 kadın, 6 erkek; yaş ortalaması: 24.2 yıl) dahil edildi. Bireylerde boyun fleksiyon ve ekstansiyonu, dinamik izometrik egzersizler, Thera-Band® kullanılarak bireyin kendi direncine karşı yapılan ve fizyoterapistin direnci sırasında sternocleidomastoid ve erektör spina kaslarındaki kassal aktivasyon ölçüldü ve bu egzersizler arasındaki farklar karşılaştırıldı. Her bir egzersiz 10 sn süreyle 6 tekrar olarak yapıldı. EMG analizleri için her bir EMG kaydının integrali alınmış EMG’si bulundu. Sonuçlar: Fizyoterapistin direncine karşı yapılan ekstansiyon sırasında ve bireyin kendi direncine karsı yaptığı izometrik ekstansiyon egzersizi sırasında sağ ve sol erektör spinalar arasında kuvvet dengesizliği olduğu bulundu (p<0.05). Ayrıca Thera-Band® ile yapılan izometrik egzersizlerde EMG aktivasyonu bireyin kendi direncine karşı ve fizyoterapistin direncine karşı yaptığı izometrik egzersizlerden anlamlı bir şekilde az bulundu (p<0.05). Tartışma: Bu çalışma Thera-Band® ile verilen egzersizlerin servikal bölge problemlerinde hem direnç kontrolü hem de yaralanmanın şiddetine göre seçilecek egzersiz programı açısından önemli olabileceğini gösterdi

Keywords

• Servikal vertebra, Egzersiz; izometrik, Elektromyografi

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