Effects of the combination of traditional Thai massage, scapular stabilization exercise, and chest mobilization in subjects with forward head posture: a single-blinded randomized clinical trial.
Background: Forward head posture (FHP) is a common condition where the head appears to be positioned in front of the vertical midline of the body. FHP is associated with shortening of the neck extensors and pectoral muscles, and the deep neck flexors and shoulder retractors are weakened. FHP is also...
| Publicado en: | Chiropractic & Manual Therapies Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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BioMed Central
8/21/2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=170040243&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 170040243 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 2045709X BG1Z jtl: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies issn: 2045709X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 8/21/2023 vid: 31 iid: 1 pid: 24147 pub: BioMed Central artinfo: ui: 170040243 170040243 170040243 10.1186/s12998-023-00506-z 170040243 ppf: 1 ppct: 10 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Effects of the combination of traditional Thai massage, scapular stabilization exercise, and chest mobilization in subjects with forward head posture: a single-blinded randomized clinical trial. aug: au: Buttagat, Vitsarut Kluayhomthong, Sujittra Areeudomwong, Pattanasin affil: Department of Physical Therapy, School of Integrative Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University, 333 Moo1, Tasud Sub-district, Muang District, 57100, Chiang Rai, Thailand sug: subj: Head Physiology Posture Evaluation Vital Capacity Evaluation Combined Modality Therapy Massage Methods Medicine, Thai Traditional Methods Therapeutic Exercise Methods Chest Physical Therapy Methods Flexion Evaluation Treatment Outcomes Human Male Female Adolescence Young Adult Adult Middle Age Thailand Randomized Controlled Trials Random Assignment Single-Blind Studies Shoulder Physiology Neck Physiology Control Group Confidence Intervals Comparative Studies Funding Source Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Male Female ab: Background: Forward head posture (FHP) is a common condition where the head appears to be positioned in front of the vertical midline of the body. FHP is associated with shortening of the neck extensors and pectoral muscles, and the deep neck flexors and shoulder retractors are weakened. FHP is also found to cause decreases in respiratory function. Few clinical trials have investigated the effects of combination treatments to alleviate these problems. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of combination of traditional Thai massage, scapular stabilization exercise, and chest mobilization on forward head angle (FHA), forced vital capacity (FVC), and cervical flexion in subjects with FHP. Methods: Forty-eight subjects with FHP were randomly allocated to a treatment group receiving a Combination of Traditional Thai massage, Scapular stabilization exercise, and Chest mobilization (CTSC group) (n = 24) and a control group (relaxed by lying supine) (n = 24). FHA, FVC, and cervical flexion were measured before and after the four-week intervention (Week 4) and one month after the intervention period (Week 8). Results: The CTSC group showed statistically significantly greater improvement in FHA and cervical flexion than the control group at Week 4 (FHA, mean difference − 6.05; 95% CI − 8.03, − 4.07; cervical flexion, mean difference 6.84; 95% CI 3.14, 10.55) and Week 8 (FHA, mean difference − 4.64; 95% CI (− 6.71, − 2.58); cervical flexion, mean difference 5.21; 95% CI 0.84, 9.58). There were no significant between-group differences in FVC at week 4 (mean difference 0.09; 95% CI − 0.06, 0.23) and week 8 (mean difference 0.04; 95% CI − 0.11, 0.19). Conclusion: This study showed that CTSC had a positive effect on FHA and cervical flexion in subjects with FHP. Trial registration: Thai Clinical Trials Registry (TCTR) (Identification number: TCTR20211119001), registered 19 November 2021; https://www.thaiclinicaltrials.org/show/TCTR20211119001. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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