To study and compare effectiveness of proprioception training exercises and craniocervical flexion training exercises in patients with forward head posture.
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M953- Acquired deformity of neck
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/08/056803
- Lead Sponsor
- DVVPFs College of physiotherapy
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with complaint of neck pain ( pain between the posterior part of the cervical spine and interscapular region).
Patients age of 20-29 years
With craniovertebral angle less than 50 degree
Exclusion Criteria
Serious pathology such as tumor present at cervical spine
History of traumatic neck injury
History of surgery of cervical or thoracic spine
Positive neurological sign consistent with nerve root compression of cervical spine
• Congenital spinal deformity of cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine.
• Vestibular pathology
• Temporomandibular joint pathology
• Previous physiotherapy treatment for neck in past 12 months
• Structural abnormalities like scoliosis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain Intensity measured on Numeric Pain rating scale <br/ ><br>Cervical joint position sense measured by cervical joint position sense error <br/ ><br>Craniovertebral angle measured by photogrammetry method <br/ ><br>Deep cervical flexor muscle strength measured by Cranio-cervical flexion test <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Pain Intensity measured on Numeric Pain rating scale after 6 weeks of interventions <br/ ><br>Cervical joint position sense measured by cervical joint position sense error after 6 weeks of interventions <br/ ><br>Craniovertebral angle measured by photogrammetry method after 6 weeks of interventions <br/ ><br>Deep cervical flexor muscle strength measured by Cranio-cervical flexion test after 6 weeks of interventions <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method no secondary outcomesTimepoint: not applicable