Healthy
Conditions
Keywords
Posture, Muscle activity, Posture corrective shirts
Brief summary
This study investigates the effect of a posture shirt on posture during functional tasks such as office work.
Detailed description
Poor posture have historically been blamed for pain and disability in the general population. A treatment-strategy that have gain popularity in recent years is the use of a posture shirt which is a compressive shirt designed and marketed to the general public and health service providers as a way to improve posture and consequently alter muscle activity, reduce musculoskeletal pain and discomfort. This study will investigate the effect of posture shirts on posture.
Interventions
DEVICEPosture shirt
Posture shirts are designed, and marketed to the general public and health service providers to improve posture and consequently alter muscle activity, reduce musculoskeletal pain and discomfort.
DEVICECompression shirt
Compression shirts are designed for recreational sport activities and can be bought in any local sports store
Sponsors
Aalborg University
University College of Northern Denmark
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
- Healthy participants * Pain free healthy participants * Able to speak, read and understand Danish
Exclusion criteria
- Healthy participants * Pain from the back, neck or shoulder area during the past 3 months * Any discomfort in relation to computer use * Lack of ability to cooperate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Posture | Within session (2hr) | Posture will be determined by measuring head and shoulder angles during a functional task |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Experienced pain | Within session (2hr) | Any potential pain during the functional tasks will be monitored using a 0-11 numeric rating scale (NRS) with 0 being no pain and 10 being worst imaginable pain. |
| Concentration during task | Within session (2hr) | Two questions regarding concentration during task was asked: (Q1: I had to concentrate to do the task, Q2: My concentration was constant throughout the task) were scores using a 5 point Likert scale (1: Strongly disagree; 2: Disagree; 3: Neither agree nor disagree; 4: Agree; 5: Strongly agree). |
| Consciousness of posture during task | Within session (2hr) | Two questions regarding consciousness of posture during task was asked (Q1: I was conscious about how I was sitting in the beginning of the task , Q2: I was conscious about how I was sitting at the end of the task) was scored using a 5 point Likert scale (1: Strongly disagree; 2: Disagree; 3: Neither agree nor disagree; 4: Agree; 5: Strongly agree). |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed