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Exercises to improve the head posture

Effect of Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glide (SNAGs) and swiss ball exercises over Sham SNAGs and swiss ball exercises on forward head posture- A Prospective, double blind Randomized Control Trial.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/06/008859
Enrollment
74
Registered
2017-06-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Forward head posture

Interventions

Intervention1: Cervical SNAGs and swiss ball exercises: There are two groups control and experimental group. Each containing 37 participants. Control group will be given Sham SNAGs and swiss ball exer

Sponsors

Jinal AMamania
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 Craniovertebral angle between 49 to 59 degree. 2 Participants willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Participants who have undergone any surgical procedure for cervical and thoracic region. 2 Participants with neck injury. 3 Malignant tumors around cervical region. 4 Severe disc symptoms. 5 Congenial deformity to neck.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Craniovertebral angle. Cranial rotation angle. Cervical range of motion for flexion and extension.Timepoint: At baseline and after 4 weeks—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Muscle isometric strength of cervical flexors and extensors. Neck Disability Index. Timepoint: At baseline and after 4 weeks.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactJinal A Mamania

Dr Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Foundations College of physiotherapy Ahmednagar

deepak.anap@hotmail.com7757919524

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026