the effect of a combination of corrective exercise and spinal taping on balance in kyphotic adolescent

among the deformities of the spine in sagittal plane, kyphosis is one of the most important cases in the study of postural control from the mechanical standpoint because the smallest deviation of upper limb, that is almost 60 percent of total body weight in standing position, causes displacement of body center of mass to forward and finally will causes weaker balance performance in kyphotic individuals compare to healthy one. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of three non-invasive and active methods on static and dynamic balance of kyphotic adolescents. thirty five male subjects [age: 12 ± 0.31 years]; height: [148.17 ± 7.31 cm]; body weight: [39.56 ± 8.05 kg] and kyphosis angle: [52.85 ± 4.40 degree] participate in this study. the subjects divided in to three intervention groups (n=27) and a control group (n=8) after pre-test accomplishment. there was no significant difference among four groups in the bmi and kyphosis angle variables (p>0.05). the comparison of balance performance of groups before and after the application of independent  variables for each group using paired t-test showed that the combination of spinal taping and corrective exercise have a significant effect on static and dynamic balance of subjects (p=0.004, p=0.001) and corrective exercise on dynamic balance of the subjects had a significant effect (p=0.001) but no significant effect on their static balance (p=0.119). the combination of spinal taping and corrective exercise have a significant effect on the static and dynamic balance in subjects (p=0.004, p=0.001) and corrective exercise on dynamic balance of the subjects had a significant effect (p=0.001) but no significant effect on their static balance (p=0.119). based on results we concluded that taping and corrective exercises have a positive effect on kyphosis correction and this point can be considered in ameliorating programs.