Efficacy Of Clinical Pilates Exercises İn Desk-Based Workers With Sagital Cervical Disorientation

Eastern Mediterranean University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sagital Cervical Disorientation

Treatments: Other: home exercises program; Other: clinical pilates exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03352921

EMU

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to compare the effects of clinical pilates exercises and home exercise program on postural disorders, pain intensity, normal range of motion, muscle strength, endurance, muscle shortness, joint position sense and functional status in desk workers with sagittal cervical disorientation.

Enrollment: 46 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Neck pain at least for three months,
• Anterior head translation of sagittal segmental alignment disorders,
• Craniovertebral angle as <50 degree,
• Desk-work minimum for 3 years,
• Working with the computer daily at least for 5 hours,
• Less severe physical activity level according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire.

Exclusion criteria

• Taken any physiotherapy program for the last 6 months due to neck or back pain complain,
• Pain severe 3 cm or less according to the Visual Analog Scale (VAS),
• Structural scoliosis,
• Broken neck history
• Rheumatic disorder that affects the neck,
• Acute torticollis,
• Vertebral column surgical history,
• Spinal cord compression due to tumor or other reasons,
• Neurological deficit,
• Temporomandibular joint problem,
• Taking any kind of pain killers except for basic analgesics.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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46 participants in 2 patient groups

clinical pilates exercises

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental group will receive clinical pilates exercise training in group form for 3 weeks a week for 8 weeks. The training will be done 40-50 minutes per one day. The exercise session will be started with a 10 minute warming program, 30 minutes with the core stabilization training and the clinical pilates exercises with the postural alignment exercises will be applied and the exercise session will be ended with the 10 minutes cooling period.

Treatment:

Other: clinical pilates exercises

Home exercises program

Active Comparator group

Description:

For 8 weeks the member in comparison group will be ask to do the exercise program 3 days a week at home. This group will receive a program of stretching, strengthening, and posture exercises. All the exercises in the program will be illustrated on a descriptive form with images. In terms of the follow-up during 8-week duration, the individuals will be called frequently and in the interview by the end of the study.

Treatment:

Other: home exercises program