THE COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF THE JANDA APPROACH AND SWISS BALL TRAINING ON THE STRENGTH OF DYNAMIC MUSCLES AND FLEXIBILITY OF STATIC MUSCLES AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH LOWER CROSSED SYNDROME.

Abstract

Background: Lower crossed syndrome is a muscular imbalance that causes postural changes, reducing muscle strength and flexibility. Janda approach and swiss ball training had been proved to improve muscle strength and flexibility.

Objective: To find the effectiveness of the Janda approach and Swiss ball training on the strength of dynamic muscles and flexibility of static muscles among college students with lower crossed syndrome.

Methods: The study was a comparative study; 30 subjects were selected according to inclusion criteria. They were divided into two groups: Janda approach (GROUP A) and Swiss- Ball training (GROUP B). The treatment was given for 6 weeks. The outcome tools used are MSFGM, MSFAM, MTT, and MST. Materials used were Swiss Ball, Inch tape, Modified sphygmomanometer, and wooden box.

Result: Data analysis was done by paired ‘t’ test and unpaired ‘t’ test for within- group and between-group analysis respectively. The statistical analysis between the Group A [Janda approach] and Group B [Swiss-Ball core strength training] showed significance (p

<0.001), which shows that Group A [Janda approach] is significant than Group B [Swiss-Ball core strength training], it has been concluded that Group A [Janda approach] shows impact on improving the strength of dynamic muscles and flexibility of static muscles than Group B [Swiss- Ball core strength training] among subjects with Lower crossed syndrome.

Conclusion: The study concludes that Janda’s approach (GROUP-A) shows more beneficial effects than the Swiss-ball core strength training (GROUP-B) on subjects with lower crossed syndrome using the Modified sphygmomanometer for muscle power, Modified Schober test for muscle flexibility, Modified Thomas test for muscle flexibility after 6 weeks of intervention. Hence, the null hypothesis is rejected.