The Effectiveness of Corrective Exercise Program on Alignment, Muscle Activation and Biomechanical Properties in Medical Students With Forward Head Posture
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Forward Head Posture
- Sponsor
- Cukurova University
- Enrollment
- 36
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Craniovertebral angle
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
It is aimed to investigate the effect of corrective exercise program on alignment, muscle activation and biomechanical properties of muscles in medical students with forward head posture.
Detailed Description
Forward head posture (FHP) is a common postural abnormality that can be seen in all age groups. It is characterized by the head position being forward relative to the neck in the sagittal plane. The anterior displacement of the head is mainly assessed through examination of the craniovertebral angle (CVA) and a CVA of ˂50° is described as a FHP. Therapeutic exercises have shown to be effective in FHP and related symptoms in many studies. One of the exercise programs applied is the corrective exercise program. Within the scope of this program, deep cervical flexor muscles and shoulder retractors are strengthened, cervical extensors and pectoral muscles are stretched. This exercise protocol has been reported to provide relief in neck pain, improvement in CVA and shoulder angle. However, the number of studies examining the effect of corrective exercise program for the affected muscle groups in FHP on muscle activation parameters is limited, and there is no study examining the effect on the biomechanical properties of the muscles. In this study, it is aimed to investigate the effect of corrective exercise program on alignment, muscle activation and biomechanical properties of muscles in medical students with forward head posture.
Investigators
Sibel Basaran
Head of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Cukurova University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Medical students with a Craniovertebral angle ˂ 50°
Exclusion Criteria
- •History of chronic pain in cervical region
- •Presence of spinal deformity and malalignment
- •Disease, fracture or surgery affecting the spine-shoulder-pelvic region
- •Presence of malignancy
- •BMI outside the normal range
- •Presence of medical condition that prevents participation in physical exercise program
- •Presence of neuromuscular disease
- •Involvement in regular and professional sports activities
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Craniovertebral angle
Time Frame: Week 8
The angle between the line connecting the seventh cervical vertebra and the tragus of right ear, and the horizontal line. running in the sagittal place through the C7 process
Secondary Outcomes
- Surface electromyography (EMG) amplitude (RMS)(Week 8)
- Myotonometer measures (Muscle tone)(Week 8)
- Myotonometer measures (Muscle stiffness)(Week 8)
- Myotonometer measures (Muscle elasticity)(Week 8)