Postural Correction Exercises for Forward Head Posture

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Forward Head Posture

Treatments: Other: Cervical exercises; Other: Lumosacral exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03038139

IRB- pGS- 2016-03- 144

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the changes of spinal muscle activation in cervical, thoracic and lumbar segments for subjects with forward head posture (FHP) after application of two correction programs; a conventional one including cervical and thoracic spine, and a second program involving lumbosacral segment.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 28 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• adults with craniovertebral angle less than 50◦

Exclusion criteria

• Participants will be excluded if they have
• congenital spinal deformity such as scoliosis
• spinal conditions such as cervical trauma, fracture, instability of cervical spine, inflammation, infection, or neurological deficit
• a history of surgery at cervical spine or shoulder
• pregnant woman

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Cervical exercises

Experimental group

Description:

Group A= Cervical correction program The cervical exercise program consist of 3 strengthening exercises and 2 stretching exercises. Applying exercises 3 times per week.

Treatment:

Other: Cervical exercises

Lumbosacral exercises

Experimental group

Description:

Group B= Cervical + Lumbosacral correction program The cervical exercise program consist of 3 strengthening exercises and 2 stretching exercises. The lumbosacral exercise program consist of 2 strengthening exercises and 4 stretching exercises. Applying exercises 3 times per week.

Treatment:

Other: Lumosacral exercises