Assessment of Forward Head Posture in Information Technology Employees with Neck Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study
Introduction- Neck pain is a most common complaint that we deal in the orthopedics OPD; most of which are IT professionals. In these individuals the incidence of forward head posture is high probably because of their vocational mismanagement. Materials and methods- A cross-sectional study was carri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2024-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma |
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| Online Access: | https://jost.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jost/article/view/498 |
| Summary: | Introduction- Neck pain is a most common complaint that we deal in the orthopedics OPD; most of which are IT professionals. In these individuals the incidence of forward head posture is high probably because of their vocational mismanagement. Materials and methods- A cross-sectional study was carried out from January 2019 to June 2019 during which total of 300 patients were taken into study. Clinical assessment of neck pain, head posture, range of motion and radiological assessment of Craniovertebral angle and anterior head translation was done. Results- Out of 300 patients, the major chunk was of males. On an average males used computers for 9.6 hours as compared to 9.2 hours of females. The average CVA was more in females (58.8). The average AHT was more in males (22.9). Discussion- As compared with the previous literature, our study showed 84.3% of males and 92.91 % of female participants had FHP. CVA was lower, while AHT was higher in both groups than the usual range. The mean anterior head translation in our sample was 18.8 mm, that was been found to be aberrant in prior research study. Conclusion- In our study we have found a negative correlation between the craniovertebral angle and anterior head translation resulting in forward head posture which can furthermore lead to early changes of cervical spondylosis in IT employees probably due to long hours of desktop usage resulting in fixed postural habit.
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| ISSN: | 2538-2330 2538-4600 |