the Degree of Forward Head Posture and Hamstring Muscles Tightness

Correlation Between the Degree of Forward Head Posture and Hamstring Muscles Tightness in Non Specific Neck Pain

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05785091

Enrollment

122

Registered

2023-03-27

Start date

2022-12-01

Completion date

2024-02-28

Last updated

2024-02-29

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Conditions

Forward Head Posture

Keywords

hamstring muscles tightness, calf muscles tightness

Brief summary

is the degree of forward head posture correlated with the degree of hamstring muscles tightness

Detailed description

I will measure the degree of forward head posture by photogrammetry method and classify the degree according to its severity measuring the hamstring muscles tightness and classify it too according to its severity and calf muscle tightness lumber flexibility and correlate the to the degree of forward the forward head posture and the degree

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 30 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Adult participants 18-30 of age 2. Craniovertebral angle \< 490 3. With or without neck pain * subjects with mechanical neck pain (in individual with chronic non-specific neck pain) * Subjects are not engaged in any sports or athletic routine Neck disability index \>5 points

Exclusion criteria

.Prevalence of serious pathology (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, malignancy, infection, inflammatory disorders). Vascular syndrome such as vertebrobasilar insufficiency Cervical spine history of trauma, fracture, congenital anomalies, or surgical intervention . Progressive neurological deficits . .History of lumbar and cervical herniated intervertebral disc with spinal stenosis History of neurological (Guillain-Barre, peripheral neuritis) or orthopedic disorders (osteoporosis, osteoarthritis) Moderate or severe scoliosis History of lower extremity fracture and surgery with malunion Leg length discrepancy BMI \<18 or BMI \>29.9

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
correlation between the degree of forward head posture and hamstring muscles tightness in non specific neck pain	6 month	hamstring muscles tightness is correlated with forward head posture

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
correlation between the degree of forward head posture and hamstring muscles tightness in non specific neck pain	6 month	calf muscle tightness is correlated with forward head posture

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results