Effects of exercise for reducing forward shoulder posture on chest expansion, lung capacity and respiratory muscle strength

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Participants who have forward shoulder posture; Round shoulder, Maximum inspiratory pressure, Force vital capacity, Stretching, Strengthening, Thoracic excursion

• Registration Number: TCTR20180622002
• Lead Sponsor: Srinakarinwirot University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2017-05-01
• Study Start: 2018-06-22
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

normal BMI, without underlying diseases, person who has the criteria of forward shoulder posture

Exclusion Criteria

person who has history of chronic neck or shoulder pain (with pain scale more than 3), has cardiopulmonary problems, and participate the exercise training program less than 24 times from a total of 40

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Forced vital capacity pre-training and 8 weeks post-training Pulmonary function test,Respiratory muscle strength pre-training and 8 weeks post-training Respiratory pressure meter,Chest expansion pre-training and 8 weeks post-training Tape measurement

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Forward shoulder posture pre-training and 8 weeks post-training Height measurement by using vernia height guage,Pectoralis minor length pre-training and 8 weeks post-training Length measurement by using vernia,Thoracic kyphosis pre-training and 8 weeks post-training Flexible ruler