Impact of adding the manual diaphragm release technique to traditional neck exercises in adolescents with forward head posture: a randomized controlled trial
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
–Male students their age ranged from 17 to 18 years.
– Had Body Mass Index (BMI) = 5th percentile to less than the 85th percentile.
–Studying at any faculty at Pharos University in Alexandria.
– Cooperative and followed the instructions.
Exclusion Criteria
–Subjects were excluded from the study if the student had visual or hearing defects.
– Overweight, obese or cachexic students.
–Had any neurological disorders.
– Had musculoskeletal problems.
– Had any congenital abnormalities that might affect the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Body Angles (Degrees) and Distances (Centimeters) Assessed Using the Postural assessment software PAS/SAPO from right and left lateral views 1-Horizontal head alignment, lateral view HHA-lateral- Angle between right tragus, C7 and horizontal. 2-Vertical head alignment VHA- Angle between right tragus, right acromion and vertical.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Body Angles (Degrees) and Distances Assessed Using the PAS/SAPO from Anterior view. 1-Horizontal head alignment, anterior view. HHA- Anterior- Angle between tragus of ear and horizontal. 2-Horizontal alignment of acromions. HAA- Angle between both acromions and horizontal. Body Angles (Degrees) Assessed Using the PAS/SAPO from posterior view.3- Horizontal asymmetry of scapula in relation to T3.HAST3- Horizontal asymmetry of scapula in relation to T3