Effect of forward head posture on sensorimotor integratio
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- subjects with forward head posturePhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - PhysiotherapyMusculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616000182493
- Lead Sponsor
- shimaa taha abu el kasem
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1-60 subjects of both sexes age ranging from 18 to 25years old.
2-All participants will be assessed by the investigator using photographic analysis and then classify into two group.
Group A all subject participate in this group will be diagnosed as forward head subjects.
Group B all subject participate in this group will be healthy subject.
Exclusion Criteria
1-Any abnormal brain function such as epilepsy,multiplesclerosis,abnormal peripheral nerve function
2-Any history of cervical spine disk herniation
3-Current acute pain
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sensorimotor integration assessed by amplitude of somatosensory evoked potential[before and immediately after performing motor typing task(typing)];latency of somatosensory evoked potential assessed by somatosensory evoked potential test also[before and immediately after motor typing task]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assessment of forward head<br>severity of forward head posture<br>forward head assessment by Photographic analysis:<br>Photographs were taken using the Photographic Posture<br>Analysis Method (PPAM)(Sjan-Mari van Niekerk et.al,2008). This method consisted of:<br>1.A camera (8 mega pixel). <br>2.A plastic pointer markers<br>3.Computerfor downloading images,Windows8.<br>4.Surgimap software (Weifei Wu et.al,2014) http://www.surgimapspine.com).<br>[ before measuring of somatosensory evoked potential]