The Effect of a Posture Shirt on Muscle Activity During Functional Tasks

University College of Northern Denmark

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Device: Posture shirt

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03855124

FOU-UU-2018-12_Sub-project2

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study sets out to investigate the effect of a posture shirt on muscle activity during a sitting and standing repetitive upper limb task

Full description

Posture shirts are designed, and marketed to the general public and health service providers to improve posture and consequently alter muscle activity, reduce musculoskeletal pain and discomfort. This study sets out to investigate the effect of a posture shirt on muscle activity during a sitting and a standing repetitive upper limb task.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pain free healthy participants
• Able to speak, read and understand Danish

Exclusion criteria

• Pain from the back, neck or shoulder area during the past 6 months
• Experience of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) on the day of testing
• Current or previous chronic or recurrent pain condition
• Regular use of analgesics
• Previous neurologic, musculoskeletal or mental illnesses that may influence the results
• Lack of ability to cooperate

Trial design

30 participants in 1 patient group

healthy participants

Description:

Participants will be ask to perform a repetitive upper limb task while posture and muscle activity is being monitored.This will be done while wearing a posture shirt or without a shirt

Treatment:

Device: Posture shirt