Effects of 8 Weeks Stretching Exercise with Huber on Kyphosis and Balance of Middle Aged Men

This study aims to investigate the effect of eight-week strength exercises by Huber and Kyphosis device on the balance among middle-aged men. Thirty middle-aged men suffering kyphosis from Tehran with a mean ± standard deviation of age about 50.5 ± 2.1 years, height about 173.4 ± 4.5 cm and weight about 78.4 ± 8.6 kg were targetedly selected and randomly divided into two experimental and control groups (n=15 for each group). Eight-week sensorimotor rehabilitation exercise protocol was performed by the Huber rehabilitation device (three one-hour sessions per week). Static balance was evaluated based on BESS test, the dynamic balance was assessed using SEBT test, and the kyphosis angle was measured by flexible ruler (Cobb method). The research data analysis was performed by dependent and independent t-test was used. Results showed that a significant and meaningful difference is observed in the experimental group regarding the static and dynamic balance, as well as the kyphosis angle before and after the exercises. It can be concluded that eight-week stretching exercises by Huber device improves the static and dynamic balance and reduces the kyphosis angle among middle-aged men and so, such exercises can be used to improve the balance and the kyphosis angle in aged people, alongside other complementary methods.