Effectiveness of Neck Stabilization Training Program With Conventional Therapy in Management of Text Neck Syndrome

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neck Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Neck Stabilization Training Program; Other: Conventional physical therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05479279

Zainab Noor Qazi

Details and patient eligibility

About

1. To compare the effectiveness of neck stabilization training program with conventional physical therapy in management of neck pain and disability in individuals with text neck syndrome.
2. To compare the effectiveness of neck stabilization training program with conventional physical therapy in improving muscle strength and range of motion of cervical spine in individuals with text neck syndrome.

Full description

The text neck syndrome was described as a compilation of signs and symptoms due to the repetitive load, stress and pain in the body regions including; neck, shoulder joints, shoulder muscles, and thoracic region initiated by the excessive usage of smartphones for the prolonged time. The text neck syndrome is also called as 'Turtle neck neck syndrome' or 'anterior head syndrome.

Neck flexion in forward direction for using any smart phone could directly affects the cervical and upper thoracic spine. It is stated that increased tilt of the head forward to fifteen degrees exaggerate about 13 Kgs of mechanical force on the cervical spine.

Likewise it progresses to 18 Kgs at 30 degrees, 23 Kgs at 45 degrees and 28 Kgs at 60 degrees of forward neck flexion. The pathological consequences caused by incase of not managing the text neck could be alike to occupational overuse disease or repetitive stress and strain pathology.

Enrollment: 26 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Gender (both men and women)
• Age: 18-30 years
• Participants using smart phones, laptops and tablets with screen time >3 hours daily, for >6 months.
• Patient diagnosed with text neck syndrome
• Trigger points in cervical muscles (trapezius, levator scapulae and scalene muscles)

Exclusion criteria

• Patient diagnosed with neck pain other than text neck syndrome

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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26 participants in 2 patient groups

Neck Stabilization Training Program

Experimental group

Description:

Patient education Tens Hot pack Cervical muscle stretching trigger/ tender point release postural re-education cranio-cervical isometrics training of intrascapular, shoulder and upper extremity musculature resistance training with theraband

Treatment:

Other: Neck Stabilization Training Program

Conventional physical therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patient education Tens Hot pack Cervical muscle stretching trigger/ tender point release

Treatment:

Other: Conventional physical therapy