The Effect of a Three-Month Training Program on the Back Kyphosis of Former Male Addicts

چکیده مقاله

Adopting inappropriate body posture during addiction can cause muscular and skeletal deformities. This study aimed at investigating the effects of the selected corrective exercise program on the kyphosis of addicted male patients. Materials and methods: This was a quasi-experimental study. The study was carried out by using the semi-experimental method. The population of the present study included 104 addicted men from 25 to 45 years old. They referred to one of the NA (Narcotic Anonymous) center in Kashan in 2015. 24 patients suffering from drug withdrawal, who had abnormal kyphosis, were purposefully selected as a sample. The sample was randomly divided into two groups, experimental and control; each group consisted of 12 people. The experimental group participated in a training program consisting of three 60 minute sessions per week for 12 weeks. It included strengthening, stretching and PNF exercises (deep stretching of the muscle). The control group did no exercise or corrective activity. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to assess normal distribution of data; and a paired t-test and covariance analysis test were used to assess the effectiveness of the exercises, with a significance level of P≤0.05 by using SPSS18. The results showed that three months of the selected corrective exercises had a significant effect (P≤ 0.005) on the correction of the kyphosis of the addicted male patients after three months of rehabilitation (drug withdrawal) in the experimental group, while there was no significant difference recorded in the control group (P≥0.05). The results showed that exercise and corrective activities can be used as non-invasive and non-pharmacological methods to rehabilitate kyphosis abnormalities after drug withdrawal and treatment for addiction.