NCT05356676

Progressive Cervical Isometric Exercises Versus Scapular Stabilization Exercises in Text Neck Syndrome

Effects of Progressive Cervical Isometric Exercises Versus Scapular Stabilization Exercises on Pain, Range of Motion and Disability in Young Adults With Text Neck Syndrome: A Randomised Controlled Trail

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 28 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of progressive cervical isometric exercises and scapular stabilization exercises on pain, ROM and disability in young adults with text neck syndrome.

Detailed description

Text neck or Turtle neck posture is the latest term coined by Dr. Dean L. Fishman that demonstrates the repeated stress, injury, and pain in the neck due to having the head in a forward position by excessive use of cell phones or hand-held mobile devices for a prolonged time. The use of mobile devices is becoming a concern especially in children, recent numbers are very alarming and according to surveys 87% of teenagers in America and 79% of teenagers in the UK are mobile phone owners and are greatly affected by them, these numbers have skyrocketed by recent COVID-19 pandemic as the social distancing and closure of the school, colleges and offices have pushed us to work from home and it increases the prevalence of text neck syndrome. This study is unique in that as it investigate the effect of two different treatment plans for turtle neck syndrome.

Conditions

• Neck Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Isometrics	Isometric neck extension -individuals will be taught to place their dominant hand posterior to their head at occiput. Then, they will be told to firmly push the head backwards against that hand, and hold for five seconds and repeat 5 times. • Participants will be asked to place the right hand flat on the same side of the head. Next. they will be instructed to firmly push the head against right hand and hold for 5 seconds and repeat five times. Same exercise will be repeated with the left hand against the left side of the head as well. • Participants will be taught to place their right hand on their right cheek. Then, they will be told to rum the face against the right hand and wait for 5 seconds and repeat five times. Same exercise was repeated with the left hand on the left cheek as well.
OTHER	Combination Therapy	1. In supine position, the patient will be instructed to take a deep breath in order to relax the body whilst holding his/her shoulders and neck in a comfortable posture. 2. the patient will bend his/her knees and place their feet flat on the floor, and will hold the posture without any other neck movement. Then the patient will be asked to raise their dominant arm to 90° shoulder flexion along with full elbow extension and scapular protraction. This posture will be held for 10 seconds before returning to the prior position with 3 laps, 10 repetitions with a one-minute break between. 3. in quadruped position, the patient will lift up their arms alternatively with shoulder abduction and 120 ° flexion. This posture will be held for 10 seconds before returning to the starting position for three laps, 10 repetitions with a 30-second break in between. Participants will be instructed to perform these for 3 times a week for 4 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-04-15
• Primary completion: 2022-08-15
• Completion: 2022-09-15
• First posted: 2022-05-02
• Last updated: 2022-05-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan