Trial reportInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2022
Corrective exercises administered online vs at the workplace for pain and function in the office workers with upper crossed syndrome: randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in International archives of occupational and environmental health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06407700 (Comparative Effects of Brugger's Exercise With and Without Kendall Exercises on Pain, Craniovertebral Angle and Range of Motion in Patients With Sterno-Symphyseal Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Comparative Effects of Brugger's Exercise With and Without Kendall Exercises on Pain, Craniovertebral Angle and Range of Motion in Patients With Sterno-Symphyseal Syndrome
Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Effectiveness of work ability interventions on productivity: a systematic review.Journal of occupational health · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of various therapeutic exercises on forward head posture, rounded shoulder, and hyperkyphosis among people with upper crossed syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Pooled it
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- Effect of the cervical and thoracic "Daoyin" training on posture and pulmonary function in patients with upper crossed syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Trial
- Exercise Participation and Clinical Characteristics of Desk-Based Workers with Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain Exposed to Increased Ergonomic Risk: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation in Individuals with Upper Crossed Syndrome Across Diverse Age Demographics: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.Current protocols · 2026Article
- 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
- Comparative Effectiveness of Isometric and Isotonic Exercises on Hyperkyphosis, Forward Head Posture, and Rounded Shoulders in Computer Users with Upper Crossed Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2026Article
- Adding respiratory exercises to scapular stabilization training in adolescent girls with upper cross syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Does corrective exercises influence the performance, posture, range of motion and shoulder pain of swimmers with upper crossed syndrome? randomized clinical trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Isometric or Isotonic Exercises in Alleviating Chronic Neck and Shoulder Pain and Enhancing Quality of Life Among Computer Users with Upper Crossed Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Physical Activity-Led Workplace Health Promotion Interventions: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Comparing the effects of Pilates, corrective exercises, and Alexander's technique on upper cross syndrome among adolescent girls student (ages 13-16): a six-week study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- A Comprehensive Workplace Exercise Intervention to Reduce Musculoskeletal Pain and Improve Functional Capacity in Office Workers: A Randomized Controlled Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effects of Telerehabilitation Combining Diaphragmatic Breathing Re-Education and Shoulder Stabilization Exercises on Neck Pain, Posture, and Function in Young Adult Men with Upper Crossed Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Physiotherapeutic Interventions for Upper Cross Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2023Review
- Treatment of Upper Crossed Syndrome: A Narrative Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Physiological State Evaluation in Working Environment Using Expert System and Random Forest Machine Learning Algorithm.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the effects of online-supervised versus workplace corrective exercises on neck-shoulder pain (NSP), sick leave, posture, workability, and muscular activity among office workers with the upper crossed syndrome (UCS).
methodsWe performed a parallel-group randomized control trial at Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, assigning 36 office workers to online-supervised, workplace, and control groups (mean (SD) age 38.91 ± 3.87, 38.58 ± 7.34, 37.00 ± 8.12). Inclusion criteria were alignment alteration (forward head (≥ 45°), rounding shoulder (≥ 52°), rounding back (≥ 42°), and pain intensity ≥ 3 in neck and shoulder. The two intervention groups performed 8-week exercise program, while the control group continued usual activities. Primary (NSP and sick leave) and secondary outcomes [postural angles, workability, and muscular activity were measured by VAS, outcome evaluation questionnaire (OEQ), photogrammetry, workability index, and EMG, respectively, at the baseline and an 8-week follow-up].
resultsANCOVA results revealed improvements for the online-supervised group versus control for NSP (P = 0.007), postural angles (P = 0.000, P = 0.001, P = 0.005), workability (P = 0.048, P = 0.042), and upper trapezius activation (P = 0.024, P = 0.016), respectively. Using paired t tests, both intervention groups improved from baseline to follow-up for NSP (P = 0.000, P = 0.002), forward head posture (P = 0.000, P = 0.000), round shoulders (P = 0.001, P = 0.031), and round back (P = 0.034, P = 0.008), respectively. Related parameters of workability (P = 0.041, P = 0.038), upper trapezius (P = 0.005, P = 0.005, P = 0.022), and serratus anterior (P = 0.020, P = 0.015) changed only in the online-supervised group.
conclusionOnline-supervised corrective exercise seems to improve a range of parameters related to work performance. These findings are highly applicable in light of the ongoing COVID pandemic; many workers have to work from home.
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