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Pulmonary Functions in Young Adults with and without Forward Head Posture

Not Applicable
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/01/030538
Lead Sponsor
Jaimala V Shetye
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

FOR GROUP A( WITH FORWARD HEAD POSTURE)

1.Craniovertebral angle less than 50 degrees

2.Non exercising Individuals

3.All individuals with normal body mass index (BMI 18.50 â?? 24.99 kg/m2)

FOR GROUP B (WITHOUT FORWARD HEAD POSTURE)

1.Craniovertebral angle more than or equal to 50 degrees

2.Non exercising Individuals

3.All individuals with normal BMI between (18.50 â?? 24.99 kg/m2)

Exclusion Criteria

1.Individuals refusing consent

2.History of smoking, Alcohol use Disorder ( Defined as - A problematic pattern of alcohol use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress manifested by at least 2 of criteria as specified by DSM occurring within a 12 month period) and tobacco consumption

3.H/o trauma to the Cervical spine, thoracic spine and shoulders

4.Degenerative changes of the spine and neurological conditions

5.Known cardiovascular disorders and respiratory disorders.

6.H/o cervical and thoracic surgeries, rib fractures

7.Pregnant women

8.Individuals with neck pain

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pulmonary Functions by Single Breath Count and Chest ExpansionTimepoint: Single time assessment
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ot ApplicableTimepoint: Not Applicable
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