Conventional Neck Exercise With and Without Scapular Corrective Exercises in Patients With Forward Head Posture

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Forward Head Posture
• Interventions: Other: scapular corrective exercises; Other: conventional neck exercises

• Registration Number: NCT05338814
• Lead Sponsor: Riphah International University

Brief Summary

To determine the effects of conventional neck exercises with and without scapular corrective exercises on pain, cervical range of motion and disability in patients with forward head posture

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-10-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-04-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-04-20
• Study First Posted: 2022-04-21
• Primary Completion: 2022-07-31
• Study Completion: 2022-07-31
• Status Verified: 2022-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-12-17
• Last Update Posted: 2022-12-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• forward head posture
• complain of pain for at least 3months
• no history of any therapeutic interventions for the last 3months

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Exclusion Criteria

• history of whiplash injury
• any cervical surgery
• previous history of significant trauma
• fracture of cervical or scapula
• neurological impairments
• cervicogenic head ache

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
conventional neck exercises & scapular corrective exercise	scapular corrective exercises	isometric \& stretching exercises of neck plus scapular corrective exercise
conventional neck exercises & scapular corrective exercise	conventional neck exercises	isometric \& stretching exercises of neck plus scapular corrective exercise
conventional neck exercises	conventional neck exercises	isometric \& stretching exercises of neck

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Goniometry	6 weeks	A goniometer is a device that measures an angle or permits the rotation of anobject to a definite position
Numeric pain rating scale	6 weeks	it is a subjective measure in which individuals rate their pain on an eleven point numeric scale. It is composed of 0(no pain at all) to (worst imaginable pain)
Neck disability index (NDI)	6 weeks	s a self-reported questionare with 10 items including pain, personal care, lifting, reading, headaches, concentration, work, driving, sleeping and recreation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Flah-e-Milat Hospital; 🇵🇰 Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan