design and construction of Postural Forward Head and Hyperkyphosis corrective Orthosis (FHKO) in youth people and evaluation of its 2-month effect with exercise training on craniovertberal angle of head and neck, thoracic kyphosis angle and electrical activity level of target muscles

Not Applicable

Conditions: Condition 1: thoracic hyper kyphosis. Condition 2: forward head posture.
Postural kyphosis, thoracic region
Postural kyphosis, cervicothoracic region
M40.04
M40.03

Registration Number: IRCT20231002059590N1

Lead Sponsor: niversity of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

Age 18 to 45 years Kyphosis angle greater than 42° Cranivertebral angle less than 48°

Exclusion Criteria

History of cervical vertebral surgery
A history of fracture, surgery or trauma in the spine and lower extremity within the past year according to the individual's report
Inflammatory diseases such as Ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis based on the individual's report
History of neurological diseases
Fracture in cervical vertebrae
Scoliosis above ten degrees.
Rheumatic diseases
Torticollis
Use of hearing aids.
Systemic diseases such as arthritis.
History of surgery or injury to the shoulder during the past year
BMI less than 18.5 and more than 25 kg/m2.

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Craniovertebral angle. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, one month and then two months after the start of the study. Method of measurement: Digital imaging to measure angles.;Thoracic kyphosis angle. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, one month and then two months after the start of the study. Method of measurement: Digital imaging to measure angles.;Intensity of the electrical activity of the muscles. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study, one month and then two months after the start of the study. Method of measurement: electromyography to check the intensity of electrical activity.

Secondary Outcome Measures