kyphosis. Other secondary kyphosis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion: age=60 years kyphosis angle = 50 capability of walking without assistive devices Exclusion: with history of cervical, spinal or lower limb fracture and/or trauma, severe spinal pathologies and deformities, cervical and spinal surgery, inflammatory diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, disease of the central nervous system, neuromuscular disorder, diabetic neuropathy, vestibular disease, dizziness, uncorrectable visual or vestibular impairments, Severe osteoporosis, foot deformities using of drugs known to affect the central nervous system or equilibrium (i.e., sedatives or anxiolytics), and of drugs known to affect muscle strength (i.e., corticosteroids), back or neck pain at the time of examination reported to be higher than 3 on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and inability to put on Spinomed
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Muscle Endurance. Timepoint: Before Intervention,5 weeks After Intervention,9 weeks After Intervention,13 weeks After intervention. Method of measurement: Ito Test and chronometer.;Forward Head Posture. Timepoint: Before Intervention,5 weeks After Intervention,9 weeks After Intervention,13 weeks After intervention. Method of measurement: Photographic and Craniovertebral Angle.;Proprioception. Timepoint: Before Intervention,5 weeks After Intervention,9 weeks After Intervention,13 weeks After intervention. Method of measurement: Re-position Error Test and Inclinometer.;Force Sense. Timepoint: Before Intervention,5 weeks After Intervention,9 weeks After Intervention,13 weeks After intervention. Method of measurement: Re-position Error Test and Dynamometer.;Balance. Timepoint: Before Intervention,5 weeks After Intervention,9 weeks After Intervention,13 weeks After intervention. Method of measurement: Berg Balance Scale and Timed up and Go Test.;Kyphosis. Timepoint: Before Intervention,5 weeks After Intervention,9 weeks After Intervention,13 weeks After intervention. Method of measurement: Inclinometer. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences