Upper Cross Syndrome Rehabilitation Strengthening of the Dorsal Erector Muscles

Martín, Carlos García

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: Strengthening exercises programme

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04540614

MartinCG

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine which treatment is more effective for chronic neck pain associated with Upper Cross Syndrome.

Full description

Patients will divided in two groups, control and intervention. Control Group will do exercises of strengthening of Deep Cervical Flexors, Shoulder External Rotators and Adduction of Scapulae.

Intervention group will do the same plus Strengthtening of Erector Thoracic.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Chronic neck pain for at least 3 months
• 52º or less in the craniovertebral angle
• 50º or less in the shoulder angle

Exclusion criteria

• herniated disk, radiculopathy, diseases of the spine

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

70 participants receiving active comparator treatment plus experimental

Treatment:

Other: Strengthening exercises programme

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

70 participants receiving active comparator treatment

Treatment:

Other: Strengthening exercises programme