Clinical Pilates Exercises On Posture In Patients With Shoulder-Neck Posture Problem

The Effect Of Clinical Pilates Exercises On Posture In The Adult Patients With Shoulder-Neck Posture Problem: A Single-blind Randomized Controlled Trial

This study was designed to investigate the effect of clinic pilates exercise in adult patients whith shoulder- neck posture problem. 51 patients with forward head posture(FHP) and rounded shoulder posture(RSP) were included in this study and they were randomly divided into two groups as clinical pilates (group 1, n=26) and classical posture exercises (group 2, n=25). Patients' demographics were recorded. Deep neck fleksor muscle(DNFM) endurance was evaluated by pressure biofeedback unit (PBU). Head, neck and shoulder posture were evaluated with wall- tragus, wall-acromion, tragus-acromion and chin-sternal notch distance. Flexibility for shoulder region was evaluated with back scratch test. The patients were evaluated both before the study and 6 weeks later.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Exercise; Posture
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Clinical Pilates Exercises; Other: Classic Posture exercise

Detailed Description

Fifty-one individuals aged between 20-55 years whose FHP and RSP problems were determined by lateral posture analysis were included in the study. However, a total of 12 individuals, 6 from each of the 2 groups, were excluded from the study because they could not complete the treatment sessions. The study was completed with 39 participants.Individuals aged between 20-60 years, whose FHP and RSP problems were determined by lateral posture analysis, were included in the study. Those with severe pain in the neck and shoulder girdle, scoliosis and neurological problems and those who had undergone any surgery in the relevant regions were not included in the study. The individuals included in the study were randomized by lot and divided into 2 groups. Group 1 was given clinical pilates exercises, and Group 2 was given a program consisting of classical posture exercises. The exercise programs of both groups were performed by the same physiotherapist, and pre- and post-exercise evaluations were made by a different physiotherapist.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 39
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
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    • Gaziantep, Please Select, Turkey, 27060
      • SANKO University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years to 55 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• FHP and RSP problems were determined by lateral posture analysis

Exclusion Criteria:

• skoliosis

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: clinical pilates exercises; clinical pilates exercises applied to 1st group,for 3 days / week for 6 weeks.	Other: Clinical Pilates Exercises; clinical pilates exercises methods applied to the 1st group, classical posture exercises methods to the 2nd group for 3 days / week for 6 weeks.
Other: classical posture exercises; classical postural exercises applied to 2 nd group,for 3 days / week for 6 weeks.	Other: Classic Posture exercise; clinical pilates exercises methods applied to the 1st group, classical posture exercises methods to the 2nd group for 3 days / week for 6 weeks.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Distance Measurements	The right-left tragus-wall distance, right-left tragus-acromion distance, right-left wall-acromion distance, and chin-sternal notch distance were measured with the help of a tape measure.	6 week
The DNFM endurance	The DNFM endurance of the cases was measured using a pressurized biofeedback unit (PBU	6 week
Shoulder Region Flexibility	Back Scratch Test	6 week

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Meltem Uzun
• Investigators: Study Director: Meltem uzun, SANKO University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 2, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 18, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): July 18, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 22, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 1, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): April 11, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 11, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 1, 2022
• Last Verified: March 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Posture; Head and Shoulder; Pilates Based Exercises
• Other Study ID Numbers: MeltemU

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No