Core Stabilization Exercises in Forward Head Posture

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Forward Head Posture

Treatments: Other: exercise therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06160245

CSEs in FHP

Details and patient eligibility

About

Based on the reviewed literature, Core Stabilization Exercises (CSEs) have been shown to have positive effects on patients with low back pain. To our knowledge, very few studies have examined the impact of CSEs on neck pain, particularly in patients with forward head posture (FHP), despite that several authors suggested that FHP may be caused by lumbopelvic malalignment.

Therefore, the purpose of the study is to assess how CSEs may affect the cervical sagittal balance parameters (CSB) in patient with FHP.

Full description

After the patient fills the consent form, the Craniovertebral angle will be measured by taking a photograph, then this photograph will be analysed by the KINOVEA software.

If the CVA is less than 50 degrees, he/she will have a lateral x-ray on the cervical spine to measure the radiographic variables of the CSB parameters. These variables will be assessed and quantified by Image J software.

The patients will be classified randomly into 2 groups, the intervention and control groups. The intervention will receive CSEs program and Postural Correction Exercises (PCEs) program, but control group will receive only PCEs program.

Both programs will be implemented for 6 weeks 3 times/ week and after 6 weeks, patients will be reassessed again to determine the difference.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• CVA less than 50 degrees/ neck pain for about 4 weeks

Exclusion criteria

• Vertebrobasilar insufficiency/ cervical surgery/ cervical or TMJ fracture

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

core stability exercise

Experimental group

Description:

This group will receive core stabilization exercises ( MCGILL 2008), in addition to postural correction exercises described by (HARMAN 2005)

Treatment:

Other: exercise therapy

traditional exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will receive only postural correction exercises described by (HARMAN 2005)

Treatment:

Other: exercise therapy