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Muscle imbalances among hair stylists
KOŠŤÁLOVÁ, Dominika
The bachelor thesis focuses on muscular imbalance observed on hairdressers. Overloading upper limbs is currently a serious topic. A constantly increasing number of workers with a physically demanding jobs suffering from problems arose from overburdening is alarming. Hairdressers are no exception as overloading of their upper body leads often to upper cruciate syndrome resulting in neck pain and headache, pain in the thoracic and lumbar spine, bad position of pelvis and even leg pain. Upper limbs cannot be approached as just muscles, they have a dynamic and everchanging aspect. Furthermore, every patient needs individual therapy taking many aspects into account of which very important is especially connection between overall body posture, breathing and sole of the foot. The thesis aims to find and describe muscular imbalance cases among a specific group of hairdressers who have been preparing for a physically demanding job. Based on the observation, a concept of specific physiotherapy methodics is derived to prevent functional disorders of the musculoskeletal systém and to determine what effect will a custom excercise unit have on muscular imbalance among the test group. For the practical part of the thesis, qualitative research method will be used to deliver results from two probands. An input and output kinesiology analysis, excercise unit design including an illustration motivating a patient to regular excercise, mid-term evaluation and subsequent processing by casuistry are a part of the research. The theoretical part consists of anatomical and kinesiological description of the axial body, shoulder girdle and lower limbs. Second chapter is dedicated to muscular imbalance. Third chapter is focused on excercise unit methodics and individual excercises preventing muscular imbalance. The bachelor thesis can be used to prevent muscular imbalance among hairdressers and stylists in practice, as a case study for physiology students, for physiotherapists's clinical practice or as a public material.
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