Effects of Cervical Stabilization Exercises With and Without Reverse Natural Apophyseal Glides in Text Neck Syndrome
8. juni 2026 oppdatert av: Riphah International University
Effects of Cervical Stabilization Exercises With and Without Reverse Natural Apophyseal Glides on Pain, Range of Motion and Disability Among Patients With Text Neck Syndrome
Text neck syndrome is one such disorder within that group, increasingly affecting individuals worldwide across various age groups.
The phenomenon of text neck may occur in individuals who frequently and for prolonged periods adopt a forward-flexed neck and head position while looking at the screens of mobile electronic devices.
This posture puts stress on the neck muscles and spine, leading to various symptoms like neck pain, stiffness, and headaches.
Studieoversikt
Status
Har ikke rekruttert ennå
Forhold
Detaljert beskrivelse
The single blinded randomized clinical trial will be conducted at Shafqat Polyclinic and Sunrise Medicare Hospital Faisalabad.
A total of 42 participants ( 21 in each group) with text neck syndrome will be recruited through non probability convenient sampling technique on which patients will be randomized through computer generated software into Group A and Group B. Group A will receive cervical stabilization exercises and reverse NAGs mobilization.
Cervical stabilization exercises will be performed as 15 repetitions with 10 seconds of contraction and 5 seconds of relaxation.
The mobilizations will be repeated 10 times per set, 2 to 3 oscillations per second for a total of 3 sets per treatment.
Group B will receive only cervical stabilization exercises.
Each exercise will be performed as 15 repetitions with 10 seconds of contraction and 5 seconds of relaxation per treatment.
Each session will be last for 40 to 45min and three sessions per week will be performed.. Outcome measure will be conducted through pain (NPRS), disability (NDI) and range of motion (Universal Goniometer) at baseline and after six weeks treatment.
Data will be analyzed using SPSS software version 27.
After assessing normality of data by Shapiro-wilk test, it will be decided either parametric or non-parametric test will be used within group or between groups.
Studietype
Intervensjonell
Registrering (Antatt)
42
Fase
- Ikke aktuelt
Kontakter og plasseringer
Denne delen inneholder kontaktinformasjon for de som utfører studien, og informasjon om hvor denne studien blir utført.
Studiekontakt
- Navn: Samrood Akram, PhD*
- Telefonnummer: 03324806143
- E-post: samrood.akram@riphah.edu.pk
Studiesteder
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Punjab Province
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Faisalābad, Punjab Province, Pakistan
- Sunrise Medicare Center Faisalabad
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Ta kontakt med:
- Ahmad Siddique, MS-OMPT
- Telefonnummer: +92 321 6688944
- E-post: Shafqatpolyclinic@gmail.com
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Deltakelseskriterier
Forskere ser etter personer som passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kalt kvalifikasjonskriterier. Noen eksempler på disse kriteriene er en persons generelle helsetilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.
Kvalifikasjonskriterier
Alder som er kvalifisert for studier
- Voksen
Tar imot friske frivillige
Nei
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
• Both male and female are taken
- Age between 18-35 years
- Craniovertebral angle less than 50 degree
Exclusion Criteria:
• Trauma
- Patient undergoes cervical surgery.
- Disc prolapse, herniation, spondylolisthesis
- Osteoporosis
- Torticullis
- Pregnancy
- Psychological Problems
- Cervical radiculopathy
Studieplan
Denne delen gir detaljer om studieplanen, inkludert hvordan studien er utformet og hva studien måler.
Hvordan er studiet utformet?
Designdetaljer
- Primært formål: Behandling
- Tildeling: Randomisert
- Intervensjonsmodell: Parallell tildeling
- Masking: Enkelt
Våpen og intervensjoner
Deltakergruppe / Arm |
Intervensjon / Behandling |
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Eksperimentell: Cervical stabilization exercises with reverse NAGs
Combining cervical stabilization exercises with Natural Apophyseal Glides (NAGs) is a highly effective, evidence-based approach for treating "text neck syndrome" (forward head posture).
Reverse NAGs are gentle, oscillatory manual therapy techniques that, when combined with stabilization exercises, alleviate pain, correct posture, and restore a pain-free range of motion.
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1. Cervical Stabilization Exercises: Chin tuck, Cervical Extension, shoulder Shrugs, shoulder Rolls, scapular Retraction. Reverse NAG A mobilization takes place when you glide the inferior facet up on the superior one. This is achieved by thrusting up along the treatment plane with your bottom hand. You initially press ventrally to secure your thumb and index finger under the chosen segment transverse processes and then glide cranially along the treatment plane. Maintain your ventral pressure or you will slip over the transverse process. Position: Patient is seated. You stand beside patient and cradle his head to your body with forearm. Therapist hand position piston grip for lower cervical spine and for upper thoracic spine will be wide grip. Dosage: The mobilization was applied at C5 to C7 and T1 to T3. |
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Aktiv komparator: Cervical stabilization exercises without reverse NAGs
Cervical stabilization exercises target the deep neck flexors and upper back muscles to correct forward head posture, reduce strain, and restore the neck's natural alignment.
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1. Cervical Stabilization Exercises: Chin tuck: In standing position, participant pulls back the chin as if trying to make double chin while keeping the eyes level. This was done for 15 repetitions. Cervical Extension: In standing participant graps the base of neck, with both hands while extending the neck as far as possible. This was done for 15 repetitions. Shoulder Shrugs: In standing position, participant shrugs the shoulders, bringing them up towards the ears. This was done for 15 repetitions. Shoulder Rolls: In standing position, participant rolls the shoulder forward in a circle. Then, rolls shoulder backwards in a circle. Then participant relaxes and repeats the procedure for 15 times. Scapular Retraction: In standing position, participant brings the shoulder blades together in the back; participant then relaxes and repeats the procedure for 15 times. |
Hva måler studien?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tiltaksbeskrivelse |
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1. Numeric pain rate scale (NPRS)
Tidsramme: upto 4 weeks
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Patient level of pain will be assessed using this scale.
This scale ranges from 0 to 10. 0 indicates "no pain" and 10 indicates "worst pain" (25).
The reliability of NPRS in patient with neck pain has been reported to be 0.76 indicated a moderate level of reliability for NPRS and moderate level of consistency and stability in the scores obtained from the measurement tool
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upto 4 weeks
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2. Neck Disability index (NDI)
Tidsramme: Upto 4 weeks
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This questionnaire will be used to assess disability.
Each of the ten items in the neck disability assessment is given a score between 0 and 5. Consequently, 50 is the highest possible score.
The ten elements include four activities of daily living (lifting, working, driving, and recreation), two discretionary activities of daily living (personal care, reading), and four subjective symptoms (pain intensity, headache, concentration, and sleeping).
This index is the most popular and well-researched tool for evaluating patients' self-reported impairment in relation to neck discomfort (27).
The intraclass correlation coefficient ICC ( 95% Confidence intervals) for NDI was 0.87(0.66,
0.94), indicating very high reliability and NDI demonstrated an adequate level of absolute reliability(9.3) and internal consistency (Cronbach alpha 0.70), along with possibility, discriminative validity, and acceptable concept validity
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Upto 4 weeks
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3. Universal Goniometer (UG):
Tidsramme: Upto 4 weeks
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The Universal Goniometer was used to assess the ranges of motion of cervical flexion, extension, rotation, and lateral flexion.
Throughout all range-of-motion tests, subjects sat erect, facing forward, with their arms on their laps and their feet flat on the ground(29).
The goniometer application, an excellent correlation (r=0.81,
p=0.000), for intra-rater 9(ICC=0.88)
and inter-rater reliability (ICC=0.915)
were obtained (30).
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Upto 4 weeks
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4. Craniovertebral Angle:
Tidsramme: Upto 4 weeks
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Measuring craniovertebral (CV) angle is one of the common objective methods in assessing forward head posture .
It is the angle formed by a horizontal line drawn through the spinous process of the seventh cervical (C7) vertebra and a line joining the spinous process of C7 vertebra with the tragus of the ear using kinovvea software 2023 version 1.2.
A smaller CVA reflects a greater degree of forward head posture, with angle less than 50 degrees typically considered abnormal
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Upto 4 weeks
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Samarbeidspartnere og etterforskere
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Sponsor
Etterforskere
- Hovedetterforsker: Rahat Afzal, MS-OMPT, Governement Teaching Hospital Shahdara Lahore.
Publikasjoner og nyttige lenker
Den som er ansvarlig for å legge inn informasjon om studien leverer frivillig disse publikasjonene. Disse kan handle om alt relatert til studiet.
Generelle publikasjoner
- Piruta J, Kulak W. Physiotherapy in Text Neck Syndrome: A Scoping Review of Current Evidence and Future Directions. J Clin Med. 2025 Feb 19;14(4):1386. doi: 10.3390/jcm14041386.
- lsiwed KT, Alsarwani RM, Alshaikh SA, Howaidi RA, Aljahdali AJ, Bassi MM. The prevalence of text neck syndrome and its association with smartphone use among medical students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Journal of Musculoskeletal Surgery and Research. 2021;5(4):266-72.
- Rashid A, Sahry S, Tabasum H, Farooq M, Ali Z, Younas MW. Prevalence of Text Neck Syndrome and its Association with Forward Head Posture and Aerobic Capacity Among Medical Students. Insights-Journal of Health and Rehabilitation. 2024;2(2 (Health & Allied)):23-8.
- Bhende R, Shinde S, Jain P. Effect of Integrated Postural Training in Individuals with Text Neck Syndrome. Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences. 2024;34(108):10-9.
- Kaya M, Ucgun H, Denizoglu Kulli H. The effect of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation on individuals with text neck syndrome: A randomized controlled study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Jul 26;103(30):e38716. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000038716.
- Yüzbaşıoğlu Ü, Ekici E, Aytar A. Pain of Modern Age Text Neck Syndrome: A Traditional Review. İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2024(24):1321-31.
- SAl Miaraj A, Bhat I. Prevalence of Text Neck Syndrome and Its Association with Mobile Phone Usage Among University Academic Staff. Int J Phys Med Rehabil. 2021;9(10).
- Anand B, Sharma P. Association of Hand Performance with Neck Disability in Text Neck Syndrome among College Students. Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy. 2020;14(4):13.
- Shah J, Soni K. Effectiveness of pilates along with conventional exercise program and conventional exercise program alone in subjects with text neck syndrome. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR). 2021;10:1322-6.
- Ahmed HH, Abdelhamid SA, Elhafez HM, Shimaa A, Abd El Azeim S. EFFECT OF TEXT-NECK SYNDROME ON SCAPULAR INDEX AND RESPIRATORY FUNCTIONS IN DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS. 2021
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Studer hoveddatoer
Studiestart (Antatt)
30. mai 2026
Primær fullføring (Antatt)
30. juli 2026
Studiet fullført (Antatt)
30. august 2026
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først innsendt
8. juni 2026
Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
8. juni 2026
Først lagt ut (Faktiske)
12. juni 2026
Oppdateringer av studieposter
Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)
12. juni 2026
Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
8. juni 2026
Sist bekreftet
1. juni 2026
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