Effectiveness of Muscle Energy Technique and Blackburn Exercises on Pain, range of motion and Postural dysfunction in IT Professionals with Upper Cross Syndrome- A Comparative Study

This study is Randamized, parallel group, active-controlled trial, finding the effect of MET and Blackburn exercises on the pain, range of motion, and postural dysfunction in IT professionals suffering from Upper Cross Syndrome. Subjects will undergo testing using ROM, MMT, VAS, NDI, and various tests assessing tight musculature and weak musculature, with pre-treatment scores being recorded.Both groups will receive an intensive treatment schedule for 1 hour/day, 3 days/week, for 6 consecutive weeks, along with the routine daily activity. The subjects performed the conventional exercise daily and recorded their progress in a home exercise log. After 6 weeks of treatment procedures all the subjects will undergo re-evaluation by MMT, ROM, Special test, VAS, and NDI to obtain specific differences in their motor function and quality of life, and the readings will be subjected to statistical analysis.