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The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effect of adding kinetic control training of cervical and shoulder joints on pain, neck function, neuromuscular control of the deep cervical flexors, and craniovertebral angle in symptomatic forward head posture.
Forward head posture (FHP) is one of the most common postural deformity, which affects 66% of the patient population with high prevalence among university students due to prolonged usage of computer, smartphones and faulty posture during lectures with lack of awareness about proper posture among them.Participants with FHP exhibited abnormal sensorimotor control and autonomic nervous system dysfunction compared to those with normal head alignment .
Identifying and classifying movement faults is fast becoming the key of recent neuromusculoskeletal rehabilitation. Uncontrolled movement (UCM), contributing to neck pain symptoms, can cause compression or impingement on one side of joints while developing tensile strain on the other side. If UCM is not managed, and the related tissue stress and strain are sustained or repeated beyond the limits of tissue tolerance, multiple tissue pathology may develop eventually and a combination of symptoms may occur . As seen in symptomatic forward head posture.
Along with the identification of site and direction of the faults, direction-movement control intervention(kinetic control) retrains the control of the movement faults. The suggestion is that uncontrolled movement links to the pattern of movement during everyday activities and relates to neck pain. This maneuver can reduce symptoms of neck pain.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| conventional treatment | Active Comparator | (Control group) receives conventional therapy (cervical, and scapular stabilization exercises, stretching exercises for the pectoralis minor, sternocleidomastoid, scalene muscles and hot pack ) |
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| kinetic control training | Experimental | takes the same as the control group plus kinetic control. Correction of Low cervical flexion UCM Initially, position the lower and upper cervical spine in neutral with the head supported. the person is trained to perform independent upper cervical flexion (nodding). The upper cervical spine can flex only so far as there is no low cervical flexion. As the ability to control upper cervical extension gets easier and the pattern of dissociation feels less unnatural the exercise can be progressed. Correction of scapula and glenohumeral ( UCM) the arm flexion is performed unsupported through the partial range that can be controlled well. This is eventually progressed throughout the full benchmark range with the elbow straight. With visual, auditory and kinaesthetic cues the person becomes familiar with the task of flexing the glenohumeral joint to 90° without scapula movement or glenohumeral translation. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| kinitic control training | Other | kinetic control training, Correction of Low cervical flexion UCM Initially, position the lower and upper cervical spine in neutral with the head supported. the person is trained to perform independent upper cervical flexion (nodding). The upper cervical spine can flex only so far as there is no low cervical flexion. As the ability to control upper cervical extension gets easier and the pattern of dissociation feels less unnatural the exercise can be progressed. Correction of scapula and glenohumeral ( UCM) the arm flexion is performed unsupported through the partial range that can be controlled well. This is eventually progressed throughout the full benchmark range with the elbow straight. With visual, auditory and kinaesthetic cues the person becomes familiar with the task of flexing the glenohumeral joint to 90° without scapula movement or glenohumeral translation. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| craniovertebral angle |
| up to 4 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| neck pain | neck pain by Numerical pain rating scale NPRS . It is a horizontal line with graduation of numbers on it (0-10) 0 means no pain, 10 means the most severe pain that the patient can not tolerate. | up to 4weeks |
| neck function |
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Inclusion Criteria:
1) 50 Subjects of both genders aged 18-40 years old with symptomatic forward head posture (FHP) and Body Mass Index (BMI) less than 30 kg/m2 .
2) Subjects have FHP if CVA ≤ 50° for assessing FHP 3) Pain between three and eight using numerical pain rating scale NPRS 4) Subjects have non-specific neck pain for at least 3 months
Exclusion Criteria:
The patients were excluded if they had:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Noura metwally khalifa, master | Contact | 002 01016209561 | egypt | nourametwally8@gmail.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| adel rashad ahmed, PhD | professor of physical therapy department of basic science | Study Chair |
| eman ahmed abdelmoez, PhD | professor of physical therapy department of basic science | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| cairo university- Egypt | Cairo | Egypt | ||||
| Cairo University |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 29332749 | Result | Khosrokiani Z, Letafatkar A, Sokhanguei Y. Long-term effect of direction-movement control training on female patients with chronic neck pain. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2018 Jan;22(1):217-224. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2017.06.004. Epub 2017 Jun 13. | |
| 34474578 | Result | Khosrokiani Z, Letafatkar A, Gladin A. Lumbar motor control training as a complementary treatment for chronic neck pain: A randomized controlled trial. Clin Rehabil. 2022 Jan;36(1):99-112. doi: 10.1177/02692155211038099. Epub 2021 Sep 2. |
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Neck disability index (Arabic version):
Assessment of neck function will be performed by Arabic neck disability index. It is a valid and reliable tool in the assessment of neck function . It contains 10 categories. Each category contains six choices (0-5). Score from 0-4 no disability, from 5-15 this is mild, from 15-24 this is moderate, from 25-34 this is severe, more than 34 this is a complete disability
| up to 4 weeks |
| neuromuscular control of the deep cervical flexors (activation and endurance) | Cranio-cervical flexion test (CCFT): to evaluate neuromuscular control of the deep cervical flexors (activation and endurance) The patient was supine, the head and neck were in a neutral position. The space between the cervical lordotic curve and the table was filled with a pneumatic PBU inflated to 20 mmHg (below the suboccipital region, not below the lower cervical area). The patient performed CCF movement in a graduated approach in 5 increments (22, 24, 26, 28, 30 mmHg), (22, 24, 26, 28, 30 mmHg) that the subject could hold steadily for 10 s using the correct CCF action. Secondly, the assessor evaluated the number of repetitions of a 10 s hold that the patient could perform at their target level. Performance on the CCFT was scored as the pressure level that the patient was able to achieve (activation score) multiplied by the number of repetitions they could perform. | up to 4 weeks |
| asmaa hossam eldien, PhD | lecturer of physical therapy department of basic science cairo university | Study Director |
| Cairo |
| Egypt |
| 24816504 | Result | Cagnie B, Struyf F, Cools A, Castelein B, Danneels L, O'leary S. The relevance of scapular dysfunction in neck pain: a brief commentary. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2014 Jun;44(6):435-9. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2014.5038. Epub 2014 May 10. |
| 33679948 | Result | Ashfaq R, Riaz H. Effect of Pressure biofeedback training on deep cervical flexors endurance in patients with mechanical neck pain: A randomized controlled trial. Pak J Med Sci. 2021 Mar-Apr;37(2):550-555. doi: 10.12669/pjms.37.2.2343. |
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