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Effects of a combination of scapular stabilization and thoracic extension exercises for office workers with forward head posture on the craniovertebral angle, respiration, pain, and disability: A randomized-controlled trial

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to investigate how exercise programs not directly applied to the cervical spine affect office workers with forward head posture (FHP). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between March 2018 and June 2018, a total of 32 office workers with FHP (13 males, 19 females; mean age 36.63 years...

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Autores principales: Kang, Na-Yeon, Im, Sang-Cheol, Kim, Kyoung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bayçınar Medical Publishing 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8606989/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34870115
http://dx.doi.org/10.5606/tftrd.2021.6397
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Im, Sang-Cheol
Kim, Kyoung
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description OBJECTIVES: This study aims to investigate how exercise programs not directly applied to the cervical spine affect office workers with forward head posture (FHP). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between March 2018 and June 2018, a total of 32 office workers with FHP (13 males, 19 females; mean age 36.63 years; range, 23 to 57 years) were randomized either to experimental (n=16) or control groups (n=16). Scapular stabilization and thoracic extension exercises were applied to the experimental group and cervical stabilization and stretching exercises to the control group. The results of the pre-intervention and after six weeks measurement of the craniovertebral angle (CVA), respiration, pain, and disability were compared and analyzed. RESULTS: For intra-group comparison, both groups showed significant differences (p<0.05) in CVA, forced expiratory volume at 1 sec (FEV1), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and neck disability index at pre- and post-intervention, while only the experimental group showed a significant difference (p<0.05) in maximum inspiratory pressure, maximum expiratory pressure, and forced vital capacity. For inter-group comparison, a significant difference (p<0.05) between FEV1 and VAS was observed. CONCLUSION: The combination of scapular stabilization and thoracic extension exercises, not directly applied to the cervical spine, has an effect on improving the posture, respiration, neck pain, and disability in office workers with FHP.
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spelling pubmed-86069892021-12-02 Effects of a combination of scapular stabilization and thoracic extension exercises for office workers with forward head posture on the craniovertebral angle, respiration, pain, and disability: A randomized-controlled trial Kang, Na-Yeon Im, Sang-Cheol Kim, Kyoung Turk J Phys Med Rehabil Original Article OBJECTIVES: This study aims to investigate how exercise programs not directly applied to the cervical spine affect office workers with forward head posture (FHP). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between March 2018 and June 2018, a total of 32 office workers with FHP (13 males, 19 females; mean age 36.63 years; range, 23 to 57 years) were randomized either to experimental (n=16) or control groups (n=16). Scapular stabilization and thoracic extension exercises were applied to the experimental group and cervical stabilization and stretching exercises to the control group. The results of the pre-intervention and after six weeks measurement of the craniovertebral angle (CVA), respiration, pain, and disability were compared and analyzed. RESULTS: For intra-group comparison, both groups showed significant differences (p<0.05) in CVA, forced expiratory volume at 1 sec (FEV1), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and neck disability index at pre- and post-intervention, while only the experimental group showed a significant difference (p<0.05) in maximum inspiratory pressure, maximum expiratory pressure, and forced vital capacity. For inter-group comparison, a significant difference (p<0.05) between FEV1 and VAS was observed. CONCLUSION: The combination of scapular stabilization and thoracic extension exercises, not directly applied to the cervical spine, has an effect on improving the posture, respiration, neck pain, and disability in office workers with FHP. Bayçınar Medical Publishing 2021-09-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8606989/ /pubmed/34870115 http://dx.doi.org/10.5606/tftrd.2021.6397 Text en Copyright © 2021, Turkish Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
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Kang, Na-Yeon
Im, Sang-Cheol
Kim, Kyoung
Effects of a combination of scapular stabilization and thoracic extension exercises for office workers with forward head posture on the craniovertebral angle, respiration, pain, and disability: A randomized-controlled trial
title Effects of a combination of scapular stabilization and thoracic extension exercises for office workers with forward head posture on the craniovertebral angle, respiration, pain, and disability: A randomized-controlled trial
title_full Effects of a combination of scapular stabilization and thoracic extension exercises for office workers with forward head posture on the craniovertebral angle, respiration, pain, and disability: A randomized-controlled trial
title_fullStr Effects of a combination of scapular stabilization and thoracic extension exercises for office workers with forward head posture on the craniovertebral angle, respiration, pain, and disability: A randomized-controlled trial
title_full_unstemmed Effects of a combination of scapular stabilization and thoracic extension exercises for office workers with forward head posture on the craniovertebral angle, respiration, pain, and disability: A randomized-controlled trial
title_short Effects of a combination of scapular stabilization and thoracic extension exercises for office workers with forward head posture on the craniovertebral angle, respiration, pain, and disability: A randomized-controlled trial
title_sort effects of a combination of scapular stabilization and thoracic extension exercises for office workers with forward head posture on the craniovertebral angle, respiration, pain, and disability: a randomized-controlled trial
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8606989/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34870115
http://dx.doi.org/10.5606/tftrd.2021.6397
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