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Rigid Taping's Effects on Posture and Balance in Office Workers
Acute Effects of Rigid Taping on Spinal Alignment, Tragus Angle, Balance in Office Workers: A Spinal Mouse Assessment
Studie Overzicht
Toestand
Interventie / Behandeling
Gedetailleerde beschrijving
Prolonged sitting and forward-leaning postures during desk-based office work are commonly associated with increased thoracic kyphosis, forward head posture, and reduced postural control. Rigid taping applied to the thoracic region has been proposed as a low-cost, non-invasive method to provide passive postural correction and proprioceptive feedback, but its immediate (acute) effects in office-working populations have not been fully characterized.
This study uses a single-group, pre-post (within-subject) design to evaluate the acute effects of rigid thoracic postural correction taping in office workers. Baseline assessments of craniovertebral alignment, sagittal spinal posture, and standing balance will be obtained, after which rigid tape will be applied by a trained examiner along a standardized pattern over the thoracic spine and shoulder girdle to passively encourage scapular retraction, thoracic extension, and reduced forward head positioning. All baseline measurements will be repeated after a 15-minute period with the tape in place, allowing evaluation of the immediate biomechanical response to the intervention.
The primary hypothesis is that rigid thoracic taping will acutely improve craniovertebral alignment and selected spinal alignment parameters, and may additionally improve dynamic balance. Findings are intended to inform whether rigid taping may serve as a practical, low-risk adjunct for immediate postural support in individuals with prolonged sedentary, desk-based occupational exposure.
Studietype
Inschrijving (Geschat)
Fase
- Niet toepasbaar
Contacten en locaties
Studiecontact
- Naam: Tuba MADEN, Association professor
- Telefoonnummer: +90 531 934 02 49
- E-mail: tmaden@gantep.edu.tr
Studie Locaties
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Şahinbey
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Gaziantep, Şahinbey, Turkije (Türkiye), 27000
- Gaziantep University
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Contact:
- Tuba MADEN
- Telefoonnummer: +90 531 934 02 49
- E-mail: tmaden@gantep.edu.tr
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Deelname Criteria
Geschiktheidscriteria
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- Volwassen
Accepteert gezonde vrijwilligers
Beschrijving
Inclusion Criteria:
- be an individual who works at least 6 hours a day at a desk
- not having had any musculoskeletal disorders or orthopedic surgery in the last 6 months
- not use any postural support
Exclusion Criteria:
- having been diagnosed with chronic pain or postural deformity in the lower back, upper back, or neck region
- having structural spinal disorders such as scoliosis, kyphosis, or lordosis
- having undergone physical therapy or manual therapy within the last 3 months
- having previously undergone rigid taping
- pregnancy
Studie plan
Hoe is de studie opgezet?
Ontwerpdetails
- Primair doel: Behandeling
- Toewijzing: NVT
- Interventioneel model: Opdracht voor een enkele groep
- Masker: Geen (open label)
Wapens en interventies
Deelnemersgroep / Arm |
Interventie / Behandeling |
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Experimenteel: Rigid taping
Participants in this single-arm study receive rigid thoracic postural correction taping applied by a trained examiner along a standardized pattern over the thoracic spine and shoulder girdle to passively encourage scapular retraction, thoracic extension, and reduced forward head positioning.
Outcome measures (craniovertebral angle, spinal alignment, and standing balance) are assessed at baseline (pre-taping) and again after 15 minutes with the tape in place (post-taping), with each participant serving as their own control.
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igid thoracic postural correction taping applied bilaterally by a trained examiner, starting from the anterior surface of the humerus and extending to the level of T12, to passively encourage scapular retraction, thoracic extension, and reduced forward head positioning
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Wat meet het onderzoek?
Primaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Maatregel Beschrijving |
Tijdsspanne |
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Change in Craniovertebral (Tragus) Angle
Tijdsspanne: Baseline and 15 minutes after tape application
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Craniovertebral alignment will be assessed using the tragus angle, a validated proxy for forward head posture.
An increase in the tragus angle indicates a more neutral (less forward) head position.
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Baseline and 15 minutes after tape application
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Change in Sagittal Spinal Alignment
Tijdsspanne: Baseline and 15 minutes after tape application
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Spinal alignment will be assessed non-invasively using the SpinalMouse device in neutral standing, maximal flexion, and maximal extension postures, yielding segmental angles (sacral/hip, thoracic, lumbar, and inclination).
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Baseline and 15 minutes after tape application
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Secundaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Maatregel Beschrijving |
Tijdsspanne |
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Change in Static and Dynamic Postural Balance
Tijdsspanne: Baseline and 15 minutes after tape application
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Postural balance will be assessed using a force platform (ForcePlates) system, with center-of-pressure (COP) parameters including sway area, mean velocity, and displacement in the anteroposterior and mediolateral directions.
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Baseline and 15 minutes after tape application
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Medewerkers en onderzoekers
Sponsor
Onderzoekers
- Hoofdonderzoeker: Erhan KIZMAZ, University of Gaziantep
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- Rigid taping
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