Effectiveness of combination of traditional Thai massage and neck and scapular stabilizing exercises on head posture angle, shoulder posture angle and muscle tension in people with forward head and rounded shoulder posture

Not Applicable

• Conditions: People with forward head and rounded shoulder posture; Thai massage; Scapular stabilizing exercise; Forward head posture; Rounded shoulder posture

• Registration Number: TCTR20200220003
• Lead Sponsor: Mae Fah Luang University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-02-20
• Study Completion: 2020-08-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending (Not yet recruiting)
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 52

Inclusion Criteria

1. Forward head posture more than 46° and forward shoulder posture more than 52°
2. Muscle tension scale at least 3 (Measured by Visual analog scale)

Exclusion Criteria

A history of the following diseases or disorders
- Contagious skin disease in the posterior neck and shoulder girdle
- Cervical spine and muscle inflammation
- Nerve root compression
- Fever
- Contraindicated to Thai massage

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Forward head angle Before and 1 day after end of the intervention period and 1 week after end of the intervention peri Forward head angle measured from the vertical anteriorly to a lineconnecting the tragus

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Forward shoulder angle Before and 1 day after end of the intervention period and 1 week after end of the intervention peri Forward shoulder angle measured from the vertical posteriorly to a line connecting the C7marker and ,Muscle tension scale Before and 1 day after end of the intervention period and 1 week after end of the intervention peri Muscle tension scale measured using visual analog scale