The Effect of Manual Therapy and Stabilizing Exercises on Forward Head and Rounded Shoulder Postures: a six-week intervention with a one-month follow-up study

The Effect of Manual Therapy and Stabilizing Exercises on Forward Head and Rounded Shoulder Postures: a six-week intervention with a one-month follow-up study - Effects of Manual Therapy and Exercises on Forward Head and Rounded Shoulder Posture

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000030141

Enrollment

Registered

2018-03-02

Start date

2017-11-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Forward Head and Rounded Shoulder Posture

Interventions

Stabilizing Exercise

three sessions per week for six weeks Manual interventions

three sessions per week for six weeks Control

3-time home exercise program weekly described postural correction on daily activities

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Cervical (CA > 46 degrees) and shoulder (SA > 52 degrees) angle measured with photogrammetry. The neck pain should be between three and eight based on visual analog scale and at least within the last three months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria were a history of cervical spine injury or surgery, neck pain secondary to other conditions (including neoplasm, neurological diseases or vascular diseases), a neurological deficit, infection, or inflammatory arthritis in the cervical spine, receiving physiotherapy within the last 6 months, and poor general health status that would interfere with the exercises over the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Posture; Pain; Function	—

Countries

Asia(except Japan)

Contacts

Public ContactKiana Fatholahnezhad

Kharazmi University Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences

fkianaz@gmail.com00989132950114

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026