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EFFECT OF ERGONOMIC ADVICE AND POSTURE CORRECTION EXERCISES ON FORWARD HEAD POSTURE IN UPPER CROSS SYNDROME AMONG DENTAL STUDENTS

EFFECT OF ERGONOMIC ADVICE AND POSTURAL CORRECTION EXERCISES ON CRANIO-VERTEBRAL ANGLE IN UPPER CROSS SYNDROME IN DENTAL STUDENTS: PRE-POST EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/05/053225
Enrollment
29
Registered
2023-05-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-01

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M958- Other specified acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system

Interventions

Intervention1: exercise protocol for uppercross syndrome Duration - 4 weeks: -child pose -doorway stretch -seated assisted levatorscapular stretch -shoulder blade sqeeze -shoulder shrug Control I

Sponsors

NITTE INISTITUTE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Age 20-30 years 2.Both males and females 3.Neck pain Subacute and chronic (3-6 NPRS) 4.Forward head posture (CVA less than 49.9°) 5.Dental students (post graduates)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.History of trauma or surgery in cervical region 2.Cervical pathologies like myelopathy, disc issues Wry neck, facet joint pathology 3.Cervical pain with radiating pain or radiculopathy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Markus Bader Ruler Software will be used to measure the craniovertebral angle.Timepoint: it will be taken on PRE intervention(1ST DAY) AND POST intervention (30TH DAY) total INTERVENTION duration is 4 WEEKS—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Hand Held dynamometer 2.NECK DISABILITY INDEX QUETIONNAIRE (NDI)Timepoint: PRE(1ST DAY) AND POST 30TH(DAY) INTERVENTION IS GIVEN FOR 4 WEEKS—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAFIF

NITTE INISTITUTE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY NITTE DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY

saumyadphysio@gmail.com9740244077

Outcome results

None listed

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