STUDY ON SPINAL CURVATURE CHANGES IN KUNG FU PRACTITIONERS

ESTUDO SOBRE AS MUDANÇAS DE CURVATURA DA COLUNA VERTEBRAL DOS PRATICANTES DE KUNG FU

ESTUDIO SOBRE LOS CAMBIOS DE CURVATURA DE LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL EN PRACTICANTES DE KUNG FU

ABSTRACT

Introduction

Kung fu exercise has a significant effect in treating lumbar disc herniation, effectively meeting the internal and external circulation of the human body functional system, the lumbar intervertebral disc movement function can be effectively repaired.

Objective

analyze and explore the effect of kung fu rehabilitation on symptoms of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation.

Methods

85 patients with lumbar disc herniation were randomly divided into a control and a kung fu group.

Results

The comparison between the martial arts group before and after the experiment showed a very significant difference (p<0.05); there was no significant difference in the control group. The total effective rate in the kung fu group was 97.67%, and the relapse rate was 2.33%. The total effective rate of the control group was 90.48%, and the relapse rate was 21.43%.

Conclusions

Kung fu exercise is beneficial for the relaxation of waist muscles, relieves muscle tone, increases muscle strength, may improve clinical symptoms and signs of lumbar disc herniation. Evidence level II; Therapeutic Studies - Investigating the results.

Martial Arts; Lumbar Region; Rehabilitation