자이로토닉 운동이 만성요통을 가진 여성노인의 요부근력 및 통증에 미치는 영향

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of gyrotonic exercise on back strength and pain in the elderly women with lower back pain. Elderly women participants in gyrotonic exercise program for 8 weeks. They were training for 70 minutes a day and 3 times per week. Statistical Data was processed by SPSS(Windows Version 12.0) using descriptive statistics regarding the physical characteristics of subjects as well as each variables(back strength and pain). The difference of within and between in two group was analyzed repeated measures ANOVA, significant level was set a=.05. The results were as follows: Back Strength, there was significant difference according to the measurement, Pain, there was significant difference according to the measurement. From the results, We findings suggest that elderly women with lower back pain could improve their back strength and pain through gyrotonic exercise program.