NCT05894941

Effects of Corrective Exercises and Postural Education on Forward Head Posture

Effects of Corrective Exercises and Postural Education on Forward Head Posture- A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 46 (actual)
• Sponsor: Yeditepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Forward head posture is one of the most common postural problems that we face today. Sitting for long periods in poor posture and the excessive use of electronic devices has become a high risk for this postural abnormality. The goal of this \[interventional study\] is to \[provide the participants with simple and easy corrective exercises for this abnormal posture which they can do anywhere at any time and to provide postural education and awareness on the matter.

Detailed description

Forward head posture is one of the most common postural problems that we face today. Sitting for long periods in poor posture and the excessive use of electronic devices has become a high risk for this postural abnormality. The goal of this \[interventional study\] is to \[provide the participants with simple and easy corrective exercises for this abnormal posture which they can do anywhere at any time and to provide postural education and awareness on the matter. Also, this study aims in comparing both the treatment and education.\] in \[the people who have forward head posture or are more likely to develop it\]. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * Does corrective exercises have any effect on improving forward head posture? * Does postural education has any effect on improving forward head posture? Participants in \[-Exercise group will perform corrective exercises for 6 weeks * Postural Education group will follow postural guidelines while doing daily tasks for 6 weeks * Control group will do nothing in 6 weeks\]. Researchers will compare \[Corrective Exercise group with Postural Education group and control group\] to see if \[corrective exercise group or postural education group has any effect on forward head posture and compare the results with the control group\].

Conditions

• Musculoskeletal Deformity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Corrective Exercises	A total of 6 evidence-based exercises and stretches namely; Upper trapezius stretch, Sternocleidomastoid stretch, pectoral stretch; Chin tuck exercise, YTWL exercise, and resisted/isometric neck extension exercise will be prescribed to the exercise group while the postural education group will follow the guidelines provided by National Institutes of Health (NIH) for using computers and other sources. The control group will receive no intervention.
OTHER	Postural Education	Postural guidelines for doing daily activity especially sitting for prolonged periods and using electronic devices like computers and other electronic devices.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-05-12
• Primary completion: 2023-06-30
• Completion: 2023-07-10
• First posted: 2023-06-08
• Last updated: 2023-08-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)