Efficacy of Muscle Energy Technique on Forward Head Posture and Cervical Mobility in Visually Impaired Children
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- change in craniovertebral angle
研究概览
简要总结
Forward head posture is one of the most common postural deviation seen among visually impaired children and, it is characterized by hyperextension of upper cervical and flexion of lower cervical spine. These changes lead to muscle imbalance and resulting in weakness of the deep cervical flexors, shortening of the opposing cervical extensors and reduction in cervical range of motion. Muscle energy technique is a manual therapy technique using in the treatment of shortened muscles, muscle weakness, restricted joints range of motion. so this study aimed to investigate the efficacy of muscle energy technique on forward head posture and cervical mobility in visually impaired children.
详细描述
subjects will be allocated according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria from different schools for visually impaired children. They will be divided randomly into study group and control group. Study group will be participated in suboccipital muscle energy technique. Control group will be participated in sham technique. The duration of treatment for both groups will be 3 times/week for 6 weeks. Autodesk AutoCAD software will be used to analyze the measured angles and CROM will be used to assess cervical mobility
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 (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 8 Years 至 14 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Visual acuity will be 6/24, 6/36 and 6/60 after correction.
- •Wearing glasses more than one year.
- •Craniovertebral angle < 50°.
- •Functional hearing.
排除标准
- •Injury of cervical region (e.g: atlantoaxial instability).
- •Cervical spine deformities or/disorders.
- •History of previous cervical spine surgery.
- •Rheumatic and congenital heart disease.
- •Regular participation in any sport activities.
- •Intellectual or/mental disabilities
结局指标
主要结局
change in craniovertebral angle
时间窗: baseline pre intervention and immediately after the intervention
analysis of craniovertebral angle form lateral view performed by AUTOCAD program
change of cervical range of motion
时间窗: baseline pre intervention and immediately after the intervention
measurement of cervical range of motion including cervical flexion, cervical extension, cervical side bending, and cervical rotation. these measurement will be applied by CROM device
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Noha Elserty
lecturer of physical therapy
Egyptian Chinese University