NCT06271850

Effect of Pilates Exercises on Forward Head Posture in Breastfeeding Women

Effect of Pilates Exercises on Forward Head Posture in Breastfeeding Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 74 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Musculoskeletal postural issues stemming from infant care positions can exert a significant impact on the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. These positions can induce mechanical alterations in the spine's natural curvature, potentially resulting in long-term deformities in postnatal women such as forward head posture (FHP), ultimately contributing to physical disability over the long term.so, The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of Pilates exercises on FHP in breastfeeding women.

Detailed description

seventy-four breastfeeding women having forward head posture (FHP) will participate in this study. They will be selected randomly from the outpatient clinic of orthopedic of Suez Canal Authority Hospital in Portsaid, Egypt. Group (A) (Control group): will consist of 37 breastfeeding women. They will receive ergonomic breastfeeding training for 8 weeks. Group (B) (Study group): will consist of 37 breastfeeding women. They will receive the same ergonomic breastfeeding training plus Pilates exercises 3 times per week for 8 weeks.

Conditions

• Breastfeeding

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Ergonomics breastfeeding training	The ergonomics training includes the most ergonomically appropriate methods to breastfeed and ergonomic guidelines, including how to cuddle and breastfeed the baby correctly.
OTHER	Pilates exercises	Pilates exercises, 3 times per week, for 8 weeks, in the form of neck extensor stretching, neck extensor and rotation stretching, pectoral muscle stretching, strengthening of deep neck flexors and scapular retractor, and core strengthening exercises ( pelvic bridging, plank, cat and camel, curl up, single leg abdominal press and double leg abdominal press).

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-02-20
• Primary completion: 2024-12-20
• Completion: 2025-01-20
• First posted: 2024-02-22
• Last updated: 2025-04-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt