Effects of Jazz Dance Program on Musculoskeletal Pains of Telephone Operators.
- Author:
Hyon Joo JEON
1
;
Do Kyung LEE
;
Jeong Hee BACK
;
Si Bo PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Korea. dk-hymed@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Jazz dance;
Video display terminal;
Visual analogue scale;
Pressure threshold
- MeSH:
Computer Terminals;
Female;
Humans;
Muscles;
Musculoskeletal Pain*;
Neck;
Shoulder;
Superficial Back Muscles;
Telephone*;
Upper Extremity
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2004;28(4):347-351
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to estimate the effects of a jazz dance program on musculoskeletal pains of female telephone operators. METHOD: Ten female telephone operators with neck and upper extremity discomfort were studied. The jazz dance program was carried out three times a week for 12 weeks. The effect of the jazz dance program was assessed with visual analogue scale (VAS) and the pressure thresholds of muscles of right neck and shoulder (the upper trapezius, rhomboideus, infraspinatus, and levator scapulae) with pressure algometer before and after exercise in every week. RESULTS: There was significant increase of the pressure thresholds on four muscles of right neck and shoulder (p<0.05). There was significant decrease of the averages of VAS of neck and upper extremity (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Jazz dance program is an effetive tool for the prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal pains in Visual Display Terminal (VDT) workers.
