Effects of Elastic Band Excercises on Chest Expansion

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Forward Head Posture

Treatments: Other: strengthening with conventional physical therapy; Other: Elastic band excercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06303362

REC/MS-PT/014258 Sumbal Nawaz

Details and patient eligibility

About

• To determine the effects of Elastic Band Exercises on Chest Expansion, Forward Head Posture and disability

Full description

According to literature review elastic band exercises have been proposed as an effective intervention to correct FHP. However, no previous study done to see the effect of elastic band exercises on chest expansion along with correction of FHP. Therefore, this study will show the effectiveness of elastic band exercises on chest expansion in patients with FHP.

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Both genders
2. Age group Between 18 to 30 years
3. Forward head posture measured through craniovertebral angle less than 50 degrees
4. Chest expansion measurement values at axillary level less than 5.1 cm
5. MMT of upper limb greater than 4

Exclusion criteria

1. Any cardiopulmonary pathology
2. Recent rib fracture
3. Participants with other upper limb musculoskeletal pathologies
4. Spinal or any associated chest surgery

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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28 participants in 2 patient groups

Elastic band excercises

Experimental group

Description:

Elastic band excercises and stretching is given to shoulder muscles (deep neck flexors, pectoralis major and minor, rhomboids and trapezius)

Treatment:

Other: Elastic band excercise

strengthening with conventional physical therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

strengthening with conventional physicaltherapy is given to shoulder muscles (deep neck flexors, pectoralis major and minor, rhomboids and trapezius)

Treatment:

Other: strengthening with conventional physical therapy