Effectiveness of Neck Stabilization Training Program in Management of Text Neck Syndrome Among Smart Gadget Users
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 26
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Neck disability index
研究概览
简要总结
- To compare the effectiveness of neck stabilization training program with conventional physical therapy in management of neck pain and disability in individuals with text neck syndrome.
- To compare the effectiveness of neck stabilization training program with conventional physical therapy in improving muscle strength and range of motion of cervical spine in individuals with text neck syndrome.
详细描述
The text neck syndrome was described as a compilation of signs and symptoms due to the repetitive load, stress and pain in the body regions including; neck, shoulder joints, shoulder muscles, and thoracic region initiated by the excessive usage of smartphones for the prolonged time. The text neck syndrome is also called as 'Turtle neck neck syndrome' or 'anterior head syndrome.
Neck flexion in forward direction for using any smart phone could directly affects the cervical and upper thoracic spine. It is stated that increased tilt of the head forward to fifteen degrees exaggerate about 13 Kgs of mechanical force on the cervical spine.
Likewise it progresses to 18 Kgs at 30 degrees, 23 Kgs at 45 degrees and 28 Kgs at 60 degrees of forward neck flexion. The pathological consequences caused by incase of not managing the text neck could be alike to occupational overuse disease or repetitive stress and strain pathology.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 30 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Gender (both men and women)
- •Age: 18-30 years
- •Participants using smart phones, laptops and tablets with screen time >3 hours daily, for >6 months.
- •Patient diagnosed with text neck syndrome
- •Trigger points in cervical muscles (trapezius, levator scapulae and scalene muscles)
排除标准
- •Patient diagnosed with neck pain other than text neck syndrome
研究组 & 干预措施
Neck Stabilization Training Program
Patient education Tens Hot pack Cervical muscle stretching trigger/ tender point release postural re-education cranio-cervical isometrics training of intrascapular, shoulder and upper extremity musculature resistance training with theraband
干预措施: Neck Stabilization Training Program (Other)
Conventional physical therapy
Patient education Tens Hot pack Cervical muscle stretching trigger/ tender point release
干预措施: Conventional physical therapy (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Neck disability index
时间窗: 6th week
It is a functional status questionnaire with 10 items including pain, personal care, lifting, reading, headaches, concentration, work, driving, sleeping and recreation. The test can be interpreted as a raw score, with a maximum score of 50, or as percentage. Highest the score or percentage, higher will be disability.
NPRS
时间窗: 6th week
It is a segmented numeric scale in which respondent selects a whole number (0-10). The best reflects the intensity of pain.
Range of motion
时间窗: 6th Week
ROM of cervical flexion, extension, lateral rotation and side bending will be measured by universal goniometer.
Cranio-vertebral angle
时间窗: 6th Week
This angle is identified as intersection of a horizontal line passing through the C7 spinous process and a line joining the midpoint of the tragus of the ear to the skin overlying the C7 spinous process.
次要结局
未报告次要终点