Effects of Eight Weeks Corrective Exercises on Lumbar Lordosis

Abstract

• Background:Corrective exercises are a branch of practical sciences for use of people especially in order to identify, educate, prevent and improve unhealthy habits of their movement. This study was done to assess the effectiveness of corrective exercises on female students of Esfahan University with lordosis (aged 19-22 years). • Material and Methods:Subjects were 44 female nonathletic students that their age, height and weight average were 21.5+_1.68, 160.64+- 5.83, 55.42+-7.89 and suffered from increasing back curve. Based on examination on 300 persons and by using New York test, flexibility ruler tool (back curve estimate), Digital height and weight scale, meter (a mount estimate of femoral flexors shortness) and questionnaire (backache, satisfaction and mental health) Corrective exercises performed for experimental group for 8 weeks, 3 session per week and 60 minutes per session. In the beginning and ending of period pre-test and post-test was taken. Collected data was analyzed statistically by using (t) independent and dependent statistical method. All analyses were done in a significant level (P