Forward Head Posture
Conditions
Brief summary
This study will be conducted to determine the effect of adding Body-blade exercises to traditional treatment on posture, scapular muscles strength, neck pain, and function in individuals with forward head posture
Detailed description
Many studies have proposed that the Body-blade may be a more effective tool for activating the muscles employed during the training and rehabilitation of the shoulder and trunk than traditional interventions such as cuff weights and Therabands. There is few literature which studied the effect of Body-blade exercises on neck problems. So there is insufficient evidence for their effectiveness on improving forward head posture.
Interventions
OTHERhot pack and exercises
20-minute hot pack,and three active exercises: (a) chin tucks in supine lying with the head in contact with the floor, (b) active Standing Shoulder pull back , and (c) scapular plane shoulder elevation. (3 sets of 10 repetitions for all the 3 exercises)
DEVICEbody blade(BB)
The Body-blade (Classic, Mad Dogg Athletics, USA), an elastic pole exercise tool with 122 cm in length, 0.68 kg, 4.3 cm in width,based on oscillatory/vibration motions that have been used in training or rehabilitation.The body blade works by rapidly changing directions at a low-frequency rhythm of approximately 4.5 Hz (cycles per second )
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Caregiver, Investigator)
Masking description
Double (Care provider,investigator)
Intervention model description
Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial (one investigator to make the assessment,and another investigator for application of the treatment procedures)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
: 1. Participants with FHP of both genders 2. Age range from 20-40 years 3. craniovertebral angle (CVA) less than 52 degrees
Exclusion criteria
: 1. Patients with a previous diagnosis of a musculoskeletal system disease over the last 6 months, 2. severely unstable spine 3. osteoporosis 4. vascular disease 5. cervical or shoulder neurological movement disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cranio vertebral angle using the Autocad | 5 minutes | It is defined as the angle formed from a horizontal line passing through the C7 spinous process and a line passing through the tragus of the ear |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pain using visual Analogue Scale (VAS) | 5 minutes | VAS is a self-reported scale consisting of a horizontal or vertical line, usually 10 centimeters long (100 mm) anchored at the extremes by two verbal descriptors referring to the pain status |
| Neck function using the Neck Disability Index | 5 minutes | The participants will be informed with the questionnaire10-items: pain intensity, personal care, lifting, work, headaches, concentration, sleeping, driving, reading, and recreation. and will be asked to fill the response to each item which is rated on a 6-point scale from 0 (no disability) to 5 (complete disability).The higher the final score the more severe the functional disability. Scores were divided into 0- 4 points for no disability, 5-14 points for mild disability, 15-24 points for moderate disability, 25-34 points for severe disability, and 35 or higher for complete disability |
| Scapular muscles strength using Hand Held Dynamometer | 10 minutes | the participants will be positioned in different positions according to the muscle to be measured . |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactNourhan Sarhan, bachelor
Backup ContactEnas Fawzy, doctoral
Outcome results
None listed