Scapular Muscle Strengthening Combined With Core Stabilization Exercises in Telephone Operators With Neck Pain
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 90
- 主要终点
- Neck Pain
研究概览
简要总结
Scapular muscle strengthening combined with core stabilization exercises is an effective intervention for reducing neck pain in telephone operators. Prolonged sitting, forward head posture, and repetitive upper-limb use in this population often lead to scapular dyskinesis and poor trunk control, increasing cervical spine stress. Strengthening the scapular stabilizers (such as the middle and lower trapezius and serratus anterior) improves shoulder girdle alignment and reduces overload on cervical muscles. When combined with core stabilization exercises, which enhance trunk stability and postural control, overall biomechanical efficiency is improved. This combined approach has been shown to decrease pain intensity, improve neck function, enhance posture, and reduce work-related musculoskeletal strain in telephone operators with neck pain.
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
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 60 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •1. Aged between 20 and 60 years(Kang, Im, & Kim, 2021)
- •Both male and female(Hetaimish et al., 2024)
- •Sitting job during an 8-hour shift and worked telephone, and documents.(Tabanfar, Sobhani, Safari Variani, & Varmazyar, 2023)
- •Employed 6 months ago
- •The patients included in this study if they have CVA equal or less than 50(Abd El-Azeim et al., 2022)
- •Neck pain with mild neck disability (NDI score 5-15)(Pawaria, Sudhan, & Kalra, 2019)
- •A score of 4-7 for the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)(Kang et al., 2021)
排除标准
- •1. History of traumatic cervical spine injuries ,Inflammatory arthropathy
- •Infectious spondylitis, severe osteoporosis, cervical disc protrusion, cervical spine fractures or dislocations, previous cervical surgery, and intractable migraines.(Tian et al., 2025a)
- •intermittent neck pain, transient neck pain or any radiation of the pain to the upper extremity (neurological origin of the pain)
研究组 & 干预措施
Scapular Strengthening + Core Stabilization Group
Participants in this arm will receive a structured exercise program consisting of scapular muscle strengthening (targeting the middle and lower trapezius and serratus anterior) combined with core stabilization exercises. The intervention will be supervised and performed over the defined treatment period, with sessions conducted multiple times per week. The program aims to improve postural control, reduce cervical spine load, and decrease neck pain intensity while enhancing functional outcomes.
干预措施: Conventional Neck Exercise Program (Other)
Scapular Strengthening + Core Stabilization Group
Participants in this arm will receive a structured exercise program consisting of scapular muscle strengthening (targeting the middle and lower trapezius and serratus anterior) combined with core stabilization exercises. The intervention will be supervised and performed over the defined treatment period, with sessions conducted multiple times per week. The program aims to improve postural control, reduce cervical spine load, and decrease neck pain intensity while enhancing functional outcomes.
干预措施: Scapular Muscle Strengthening Combined with Core Stabilization Exercises (Other)
Conventional Exercise / Control Group
Participants in this arm will receive conventional neck exercises, including cervical range-of-motion, stretching, and basic strengthening exercises commonly prescribed for work-related neck pain. No specific scapular strengthening or core stabilization exercises will be included. This group serves as a comparison to evaluate the additional effects of combined scapular and core stabilization training.
干预措施: Scapular Muscle Strengthening Combined with Core Stabilization Exercises (Other)
Conventional Exercise / Control Group
Participants in this arm will receive conventional neck exercises, including cervical range-of-motion, stretching, and basic strengthening exercises commonly prescribed for work-related neck pain. No specific scapular strengthening or core stabilization exercises will be included. This group serves as a comparison to evaluate the additional effects of combined scapular and core stabilization training.
干预措施: Conventional Neck Exercise Program (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Neck Pain
时间窗: 6 weeks
Neck disability index
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Aqsa Majeed
Principal Investigator
University of Lahore