NCT05068817

Pilates Mat Versus Cervical Stabilization Exercises on Balance in Young Adults With Forward Head Posture

Pilates Mat Versus Cervical Stabilization Exercises on Craniovertebral Angle, Pain, Function of Daily Life, Cervical Range of Motion, Dynamic Balance in Young Adults With Forward Head Posture: Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

see if there will be no statistical significant difference between the effects of Pilates mat versus cervical stabilization exercises on dynamic balance in young adults with forward head posture.

Detailed description

In modernized time, extended use of mobile phone and computers has increased anterior weight bearing of cervical spine leading to a variety of musculoskeletal disorders related to the neck by changing the biomechanical stress of cervical spine. Additionally, forward head posture (FHP) alters the center of gravity (COG) of the body that lead to mechanical modifications related to postural control in the torso and every joint. The body attempts to adapt to these changes by altering its balance control mechanisms; these adaptations decrease balance ability while performing different activities and increase the risk of falling and musculoskeletal injury.

Conditions

• Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pilates mat exercises	Pilates mat exercises: Each Pilates session will last for one hour and commence with a 10 minute warm up and finish with a 10 min cool down. The subjects will be taught the 5 key elements of Pilates (lateral costal breathing, centring which is a neutral position of the lumbar spine with activation of the core muscles, ribcage placement, shoulder blade placement and neutral position of the cervical spine with slight upper cervical flexion at the cranio-cervical junction). Pilates exercise program will consist of warm up exercises, main treatment program (10 level) and cooling down exercises.
OTHER	cervical stabilization exercises	training of deep cervical flexor muscles with pressure biofeedback unit, 20 min/day, 3 days/week for 12 weeks.
OTHER	conventional physiotherapy	10 min hot pack on cervical area range of motion exercises and isometric neck exercises as a home program 3 days/week for 12 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-11-01
• Primary completion: 2022-01-01
• Completion: 2022-01-01
• First posted: 2021-10-06
• Last updated: 2022-07-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt