Recruitment

Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Estimated Enrollment
Same as current

Summary

Conditions
  • Brace
  • Deformity
  • Deformity of Spine
  • Forward Head Posture
  • Muscle Weakness
  • Neck Pain
  • Neck Syndrome
  • Postural Kyphosis
Type
Interventional
Phase
Not Applicable
Design
Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: 40 healthy individuals aged 18-65 are planned to participate in our study. Each case will fill out a questionnaire and will be subjected to a detailed examination by checking whether there habe any factors that would cause the participant to be excluded from the study. Participants meeting the criteria will be divided into two groups according to their degrees of craniovertebral angle (CVA) after their participation in the study is approved. Neck Injury Index: The scale consists of 20 questions, the intensity of the pain; researches in terms of recreational, professional, social and daily life functions and emotional factors. Each question consists of a 10 cm long visual analog scale (Bicer et al, 2014). Cranio vertebral angle: Above 52 degrees will be considered as normal head posture, while less than 48 degrees will be considered as forward head posture (H. S. Lee, Chung, & Park, 2015; Suvarnnato, Puntumetakul, Uthaikhup, & Boucaut, 2019).Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)Masking Description: An external assessors would be invited to assess the study's participants before and after the treatment. The extensor assessor would be blind to which group he/she is assessing.Primary Purpose: Treatment

Participation Requirements

Age
Between 18 years and 50 years
Gender
Both males and females

Description

One of the most common postural deformities in the neck region is forward head posture seen in 66% of the population according to the American Physical Therapy Association (Griegel-Morris et al., 1992). The use of computers and smartphones and long readings, which are the result of today's technolog...

One of the most common postural deformities in the neck region is forward head posture seen in 66% of the population according to the American Physical Therapy Association (Griegel-Morris et al., 1992). The use of computers and smartphones and long readings, which are the result of today's technological lifestyle, is one of the most common causes of FHP, causing the body to lean forward for hours. Maintaining the reverse neck posture also forces the body into many bad postures that damage the spine (Szeto, Straker, & O'Sullivan, 2005). Although forward head posture is experienced unconsciously at first, this unbalanced posture will accompany various degrees of advanced head posture, which turns into deformity, symptoms and complications (Weber, Corrêa, Milanesi, Soares, & Trevisan, 2012). FHP is an anterior translation of the head characterized by the extension of the upper cervical vertebra C1 and 2 and the bending of the lower cervical vertebra (Sun, Yeo, Kim, Hyun, & Kim, 2014; Weber et al., 2012). According to Kapandji, each inch (2.54 cm) of the head forward equals the extra 4.5 kg on the neck extensor muscle, which leads to muscle fatigue and weakness, resulting in an unbalanced head posture with an abnormal bow in the neck. (Kapandji, 1987). Immunohistochemical studies conducted by Satoshi Inami and colleagues showed that there is damage to the synovial folds containing nociceptive nerve endings as a result of compression of the facet joints in the forward head posture (Inami et al., 2001). Aim of the work The aim of this study is to present a neck orthosis to correct neck posture and to see how posture correction will reflect on balance and plantar pressure distribution in individuals with forward head posture. This study can help answer questions about changes in gait level and mechanics between the spine and peripheral levels.

Tracking Information

NCT #
NCT04796051
Collaborators
Not Provided
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Ossama Ragai, PHD Prof Alexandria University
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