NCT06108752

Comparative Effect of Scapular Stabilization vs Thoracic Extension Exercises in Young Adults With Text Neck Syndrome.

Comparative Effect of Scapular Stabilization Versus Thoracic Extension Exercises on Pain, Disability, Range of Motion, and Craniovertebral Angle in Young Adults With Text Neck Syndrome.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to compare the effect of scapular stabilization versus thoracic extension exercises on pain, disability, range of motion, and cranio-vertebral angle in young adults with Text Neck Syndrome.

Detailed description

Text neck has emerged as a widespread modern epidemic that affects people of all ages, particularly younger populations, as they are exposed to handheld mobile device use for several hours a day beginning at a very early age. The relation between the posture due to handheld mobile device use and neck pain is still debatable. To manage the maladaptive posture of the cervical spine, indirect treatment instead of direct treatment of the neck can be used, which is the basis for the concept of regional interdependence, i.e., the cause of pain becomes the cause of damage to other body parts. Therefore, not treating the damaged part, but indirectly treating the area of cause can alleviate the symptoms. A bio-dynamic relationship between the cervical and thoracic spine is associated with exercise, an important factor causing neck pain. Therefore, many clinicians pay attention to the thoracic spine of patients with neck pain and recommend thoracic extension exercises. On the other hand, many researchers recommended scapular stabilization exercise as a recovery treatment for imbalanced scapular muscles caused by forward head posture. This study investigates how exercise programs not directly applied to the cervical spine affect people with text neck syndrome. The significance of the current study is to evaluate the comparison between concentric and eccentric exercise which is previously rarely investigated.

Conditions

• Neck Syndrome
• Forward Head Posture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Scapular stabilization exercises	The scapular stabilization exercises will be comprised of four exercise programs. Each exercise will be performed with two sets of 15 reps, 10 sec per rep 40 min per day, thrice per week for a total of six weeks. Baseline treatment will be the application of a hot pack for 7-10 minutes and cervical active range of motion exercises.
OTHER	Thoracic extension exercises	Thoracic extension exercises will be comprised of three exercise programs. Each exercise will be performed with two sets of 15 reps, 10 sec per rep 40 min per day, thrice per week for a total of six weeks. Baseline treatment will be the application of a hot pack for 7-10 minutes and cervical active range of motion exercises.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-05-08
• Primary completion: 2023-12-08
• Completion: 2024-01-08
• First posted: 2023-10-31
• Last updated: 2023-11-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan