Quantitative measurements of forward head posture in a clinical settings: a technical feasibility study.
Introduction:Current clinical practice lacks a user-friendly quantitative method of measuring head posture in individuals with neck-related musculoskeletal disorders. Literature reveals that photogrammetry is a valid and reliable method to evaluate forward head posture (FHP) based on the angles and...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Physiotherapy Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 119 - 124 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2017
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=124127869&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 124127869 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 21679169 FSGO jtl: European Journal of Physiotherapy issn: 21679169 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Sep2017 vid: 19 iid: 3 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 124127869 124127869 124127869 10.1080/21679169.2017.1296888 124127869 ppf: 119 ppct: 5 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Quantitative measurements of forward head posture in a clinical settings: a technical feasibility study. aug: au: Mani, Suresh Sharma, Shobha Omar, Baharuddin Ahmad, Kartini Muniandy, Yughdtheswari Singh, Devinder Kaur Ajit affil: Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia sug: subj: Head Posture Evaluation Neck Pain Physiopathology Body Weights and Measures Photogrammetry Digital Imaging Image Processing, Computer Assisted Software Cross Sectional Studies Convenience Sample Data Analysis Software Descriptive Statistics Unpaired T-Tests P-Value Child Adolescence Adult Middle Age Aged Female Male Human Child: 6-12 years Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Female Male ab: Introduction:Current clinical practice lacks a user-friendly quantitative method of measuring head posture in individuals with neck-related musculoskeletal disorders. Literature reveals that photogrammetry is a valid and reliable method to evaluate forward head posture (FHP) based on the angles and distance measured on a digital image. However, the adoption of the photogrammetry-based FHP assessment is not common clinical practice. This may be due to technical difficulties, high cost, and complexity of posture assessment software. Advancements in and access to information technology have allowed wide numbers of open resource software applications to be available for measurement of FHP in patients with neck pain in the clinical setting. Aim:To determine the technical feasibility of quantitative forward head posture assessment in clinical settings. Methods:A total of 15 subjects without history of neck pain and 16 subjects with neck pain were recruited for the study. Sagittal head tilt angle (SHA), craniocervical angle (CCA), and shoulder angle (SA) were measured using photogrammetry method. Angles on digital images taken were then analysed using a multi-professional open resource, the Web Plot Digitizer (WPD). Results:The CCA and SA were lower (CCA = 43.54°, SA = 49.39°) in subjects with neck pain than normal subjects (CCA = 47.43°, SA = 52.28°) indicating FHP and protracted shoulder. Subjects with neck pain demonstrated high sagittal head tilt angle (SHA = 19.89°) indicating greater upper cervical extension. Conclusion:Quantitative FHP assessment in the clinical setup using photogrammetry is technically feasible with a basic computer setup and WPD to measure the angles on a digital image. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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