Forward head posture.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: In this study, using postural corrective orthosis, which is a assisstive device to adopt the correct posture, intervention is performed random with orthosis for 10 minutes, and the ta
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The age range of 18 to 60 years The angle of the craniovertebral is less than 42.5 degrees.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: history of neck surgery The history of neurological diseases fractures in cervical vertebrae scoliosis rheumatic diseases torticolli in neck lack of balance in standing neck pain , use of assistive device to hearing aids congenital or bony abnormalities in neck vertebrae systemic diseases such as arthritis shoulder surgery history history of any damage in the scapula and shoulder pain
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Protraction-retraction angle: the angle between the spinous process of C7 and the middle point of the humeral head and Horizontal line. Timepoint: immediately effect. Method of measurement: The method of measuring the angles is photography with digital camera(Nikon D7000, Nikon Corporation, Japan) and method of calculating angles is with the Digimizer software( model 5.3.5 MedCalc Software ).;Craniovertebral angle is the angle between ear Targus, the spinous process of C7 and the horizontal line. Timepoint: immediately effect. Method of measurement: The method of measuring the angles is photography with digital camera(Nikon D7000, Nikon Corporation, Japan) and method of calculating angles is with the Digimizer software( model 5.3.5 MedCalc Software ). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAli Khaghani
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed