NCT03038139

Postural Correction Exercises for Forward Head Posture

Changes in Spinal Muscular Activation and Creaniovertebral Angle After Postural Correction Program for Forward Head Posture

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 28 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the changes of spinal muscle activation in cervical, thoracic and lumbar segments for subjects with forward head posture (FHP) after application of two correction programs; a conventional one including cervical and thoracic spine, and a second program involving lumbosacral segment.

Conditions

• Forward Head Posture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Cervical exercises	Cervical correction program consist of 3 strengthening and 2 stretching exercises for neck and scapula Lumbosacral correction program consist of strengthening and stretching exercises for lumbar and sacral regions
OTHER	Lumosacral exercises	Cervical and Lumbosacral correction program Lumbosacral program consist of 2 strengthening and 4 stretching exercises

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-11-01
• Primary completion: 2018-02-01
• Completion: 2018-06-01
• First posted: 2017-01-31
• Last updated: 2017-10-04

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Saudi Arabia