Effects of ballet exercise on core strength, dynamic balance and cervical alignment in women with turtle neck syndrome

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether ballet exercise on body composition, physical fitness and cervical function in adult women with turtle neck syndrome. Eighteen adult womens were participated in this study and they were randomly divided into two groups; turtle neck + ballet exercise group (TNBE, n=9) and turtle neck + traditional exercise rehabilitation group (TNTE, n=9). To investigate effect of the ballet exercise, we were measured body composition, basic physical fitness(cardiopulmonary endurance, maximum strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, power), balance ability, cervical function(craniovertebral angle, neck disability index, numeric rating scale). Significant interaction effect of the rehabilitation exercise programs interventions were determined using two way measures ANOVA. Both TNBE and TNTE improved cervical alignment, cervical function, pain, and dynamic balance ability. Although TNTE showed improvement in maximum strength and muscular endurance, TNBE ameliorated maximum strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and power when compared to TNTE. Our findings suggested that the ballet exercise program was as effective in posture correction as traditional exercise rehabilitation.