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Trial reportEuropean journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine2022

Impact of adding scapular stabilization to postural correctional exercises on symptomatic forward head posture: a randomized controlled trial.

Alshaymaa S Abd El-Azeim, Amira G Mahmoud, Marwa T Mohamed, Yasmin S El-Khateeb

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Trial report in European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06817135 (Effect of Scapular Stabilization Exercise on Breastfeeding Women with Non-specific Neck Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Effect of Scapular Stabilization Exercise on Breastfeeding Women with Non-specific Neck Pain

TypeinterventionalSponsorSaadyya Ahmed Abdalhamed AladawiRan2024 to 2025Enrolled30ConditionsNeck PainArmsscapular stabilization exercises, Muscle Energy Technique, Advice about the right the breastfeeding ergonomic.
3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alshaymaa S Abd El-AzeimBasic Science Department, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt - alshaymaa.shaaban@pt.cu.edu.eg.
Amira G MahmoudDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Egyptian Chinese University, Cairo, Egypt.
Marwa T MohamedBasic Science Department, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Egyptian Chinese University, Cairo, Egypt.
Yasmin S El-KhateebBasic Science Department, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Egyptian Chinese University, Cairo, Egypt.
Egyptian Russian University · EGCairo University · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOne of the most overspread postural abnormalities is forward head posture (FHP) and it is described as head projection anteriorly in relation to the trunk which appears mainly in sagittal plane. Scapular stabilization exercise (SSE) is capable of restoring each of thoracic cage and head neutral optimum position by neck and shoulder muscles interactions and through controlling scapular position and movement.

aimThis study was conducted to investigate the impact of adding scapular stabilization (SSE) to postural correctional exercises (PCE) on symptomatic FHP.

designThe pre-post single-masking (assessor) randomized experimental trial.

settingParticipants with postural dysfunction in form of FHP admitted to outer clinic of the Faculty of Physical Therapy. POPULATION: Sixty participants (20 to 35 years) with symptomatic FHP and recruited from outer clinic at faculty of physical therapy.

methodsParticipants were allocated randomly by opaque sealed envelope to two groups who are referred from an orthopedist: Group "A" received SSE and postural correction exercises, whereas Group "B" received only postural correctional exercises; treatments were performed three times/week for 10 weeks. The craniovertebral angle, pressure pain threshold, cervical flexor and extensor muscles endurance, Arabic neck disability index, upper trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscle root mean square during rest and activity were used to evaluate the patients' pretreatment and post-treatment.

resultsWithin group analysis for sixty participants reported statistical significant difference between baseline and post-treatment as P value <0.05 with more refinement in stabilization exercise group.

conclusionsAdding SSEs to PCEs is more effective method than PCEs seldom for the management of FHP patients. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: Both scapular stabilization and postural correction exercise increase craniovertebral angle and pressure pain threshold (PPT) and decrease muscle activity and disability. Scapular stabilization alone increase craniovertebral angle and PPT and decrease muscle activity and disability more than postural correction exercise. In addition of statistical significant difference in all variables but there were clinical change in disability only.

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Neck MusclesPostureExercise TherapyHumansMuscle, SkeletalPainShoulder

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