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Online supervised versus workplace corrective exercises for upper crossed syndrome: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
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- The Effect of Scapular Stabilization Exercises on Alignment, Joint Position Sense, and Functional Stability of the Upper Limbs in Adolescent Girls with Upper Crossed Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of school health · 2024Trial
- Corrective exercises administered online vs at the workplace for pain and function in the office workers with upper crossed syndrome: randomized controlled trial.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2022Trial
- Corrective exercises strongly improve posture but fail to produce consistent clinical or functional benefits in patients with upper crossed syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Review
- Upper Crossed Syndrome in the Workplace: A Narrative Review with Clinical Recommendations for Non-Pharmacologic Management.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Review
- Adding respiratory exercises to scapular stabilization training in adolescent girls with upper cross syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- The Effectiveness of Ergonomic Intervention in Work-related Postures and Upper Crossed Syndrome of Metal Industry Workers.La Medicina del lavoro · 2025Article
- Internet-Based Telerehabilitation Versus in-Person Therapeutic Exercises in Young Adult Females With Chronic Neck Pain and Forward Head Posture: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2025Article
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- IoT-Based Solution for Detecting and Monitoring Upper Crossed Syndrome.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- High versus Low-Intensity Resistance Training on Bone Mineral Density and Content Acquisition by Postmenopausal Women with Osteopenia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2023Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveMusculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) including upper crossed syndrome (UCS) are considered as the leading cause of work-related issues worldwide among office workers. Therefore, the present study aims to evaluate the effect of workplace-based versus online-supervised home-based corrective exercises among office workers with UCS. METHODS AND
designTo this end, 45 subjects within the age range of 30-45 years are randomly assigned to three groups in the present parallel-group, randomized control trial using a pretest-posttest design. These groups include the subjects who receive online-supervised exercise and workplace exercise containing three sessions of intervention for 8 weeks and the control group receives no intervention while performing routine activities. The primary outcome variables are neck-shoulder pain (NSP) and consequent sick leave due to NSP, followed by alignment, workability, and the surface electromyography of upper, middle, and lower trapezius (UT, MT, and LT), sternocleidomastoid (SCM), and serratus anterior (SA) as the secondary variables. DISCUSSION: The present study seeks to assess the effect of workplace versus online-supervised corrective exercise interventions among 45 office workers suffering from UCS. It is expected to improve and reduce the related symptoms including postural malalignment and imbalance muscles after 8 weeks of corrective exercises. If effective, the findings may lead to adherence and work performance among the office workers, and individuals subjected to UCS can use the benefits of an online-supervised intervention. In addition, the findings may be useful in different workplaces as the evidence for employers to benefit from the reduction in the related costs and side effects of work-related neck/shoulder disorders including work disability, productivity loss, time expense, social insurance, work absenteeism, and treatment costs. Finally, clinicians and corrective exercise therapists can consider it as a clinical based-evidence intervention for their further actions.
trial registrationIranian Registry of Clinical Trials IRCT20200729048249N1. Registered on 5 October 2020 ( https://en.irct.ir/user/trial/49992/view ).
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