The effect of 12 weeks Prop Pilates Exercise Program (PPEP) on body stability and pain for fruit farmers with MSDs

Issue title: Recent Trends in Convergence-based Smart Healthcare Service

Guest editors: Sang-Yeob Ohv, Supratip Ghosew, Kyungyong Chungx, Joong-Kyung Ryuy and Jung-Soo Hanz

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Kim, Hye-Jin^a | Nam, Sang-Nam^a | Bae, Ung Ryel^b | Hwang, Ryong^c | Lee, Jong-Bok^d | Kim, Jong-Hyuck^{d; *}

Affiliations: [a] Division of Sports and Well-Being, College of Sports and Arts, Hanyang University, Hanyang, Korea | [b] Department of Physical Education, College of Physical Education, Kookmin University, Kookmin, Korea | [c] Department of Physical Therapy, Division of Health Sciences, Dongnam Health College, Suwon, Korea | [d] Department of Rehabilitation Sports, Arts and Sports, Buchon University, Buchon, Korea | [v] Department of Interactive Media, Gachon University, Seongnam, Korea | [w] Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Information Technology and Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh | [x] Department of Computer Information Engineering, Sangji University, Wonju, Korea | [y] Department of Computer Software, Daelim University, Gyeonggi-do, Korea | [z] Division of Information and Communication, Baekseok University, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Jong-Hyuck Kim, Department of Sports Education in Living, Arts and Sports, Buchon University, Shinhong Ro 56, 25 Shimgok dong Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, Korea. E-mail: jhkim4170@hanmail.net.

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine possible effects of 12-week Prop Pilates Exercise Program (PPEP) for the fruit farmers (grape, tomato, apple) with musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) on body stability and pain. 131 fruit farmers with MSD were selected and asked to join a 12-week Prop Pilates Exercise Program (PPEP) from 2009 to 2012. The subjects (female = 74, male = 57) aged 50 to 65 years old voluntarily participated. As a result, it was found that lateral-medial and anterior-posterior of body stability significantly improved in male and female fruit farmers. It was found that pain index (VAS) after 12-week Prop Pilates Exercise Program (PPEP) showed a significant decrease.

Keywords: Props Pilates, fruit farmer, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), stability, pain

DOI: 10.3233/THC-140792

Journal: Technology and Health Care, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 359-367, 2014