Neck Pain
Conditions
Keywords
chronic neck pain, upper crossed syndrome, rounded shoulder posture
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine which treatment is more effective for chronic neck pain associated with Upper Cross Syndrome.
Detailed description
Patients will divided in two groups, control and intervention. Control Group will do exercises of strengthening of Deep Cervical Flexors, Shoulder External Rotators and Adduction of Scapulae. Intervention group will do the same plus Strengthtening of Erector Thoracic.
Interventions
OTHERStrengthening exercises programme
Strengthening exercises for Deep Cervical Flexors, Shoulder external rotators, scapular adductors and thoracic erector muscles
Sponsors
Martín, Carlos García
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Chronic neck pain for at least 3 months * 52º or less in the craniovertebral angle * 50º or less in the shoulder angle
Exclusion criteria
* herniated disk, radiculopathy, diseases of the spine
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Craniovertebral angle | 0 week | tha angle formed by the horizontal line through C7 and the line formed between C7 and the tragus of the ear |
| Shoulder angle | 0 week | the angle formed by the horizontal line through C7 and the line formed between C7 and the acromion |
| VAS | 0 week | The Visual Analogue Scale 0 no pain 10 worst pain |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Muscle Strenght | 0 week | Muscle strenght tested by a hand held dynamometer |
| Muscle Activity | 0 week | Muscle activity tested by Portable EMG |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed