Pilates Exercises v/s Yoga on Rounded Shoulders

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sleep Quality; Range of Motion; Weakness, Muscle; Muscle Tightness; SpO2; Heart Rate; Pain

Treatments: Other: Yoga; Other: Pilates exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05876650

RIPHAH/FR&AHS/Letter-014121

Details and patient eligibility

About

To Compare the effects of Pilates exercises an yoga on rounded shoulders

Full description

Pilates exercises and Yoga are two effective treatments for correcting RSP. In Pilates each exercise is conducted in more than one times usually three to five hence exposing the body to different and new muscular and kinesthetic challenges. On the other hand Yoga is a process in which the joints and muscles operate together in a systematic and automatic manner where each pose is sustained for a period of time. Several literatures support the belief that Pilates exercises and Yoga are effective treatments for RSP correction, as well as improving sleep quality, heart rate and SpO2 First, The participants will be divided into two groups, for Pilates exercises and Yoga. Honor wristbands will be distributed and Exercises will be demonstrated to each group. Explanation of using Honor band will be given. Measurements will be taken before the intervention including cervical ROM. shoulder ROM at baseline, 2nd week and 4th week. while heart rate, SpO2 immediately after the session. Sleep quality prior the intervention, 2nd and 4th week. Patients will do the exercises 3 times per week for 4 consecutive weeks.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 24 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with rounded shoulders who achieve more than 2.5 cm in table top test.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with a positive history of trauma, fracture or surgery of the cervical spine or shoulder.
• Neck pain with radiation to the arm and upper extremity.
• Diagnosed cases of torticollis and scoliosis.
• Patient with any serious underlying pathology that influence the mobility of upper limb
• History of osteoporosis, any heart disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Pilates exercise Group

Experimental group

Description:

6 Pilates exercises that are Swan, Swimming, Prone press up, Dart, Arm arch and Scarecow.

Treatment:

Other: Pilates exercises

Yoga Group

Experimental group

Description:

6 Yoga poses: Warrior pose 1, Triangle pose, Child pose, Cow face pose, Bound angle pose, half bow pose.

Treatment:

Other: Yoga