The Effects of Reactive Neuromuscular Training on the Upper Quarter Posture in Students with Forward Head Posture: A Randomized Clinical Trial
<strong>Background:</strong> Reactive neuromuscular training (RNT) is a training method used in rehabilitation. However, its effectiveness on<br />forward head posture (FHP) is still unknown. This study aimed to compare the effects of traditional training with 8-week RNT<br />...
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| description | <strong>Background:</strong> Reactive neuromuscular training (RNT) is a training method used in rehabilitation. However, its effectiveness on<br />forward head posture (FHP) is still unknown. This study aimed to compare the effects of traditional training with 8-week RNT<br />on the craniovertebral, shoulder, and kyphotic angles in high school students with FHP.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> In this randomized clinical trial, conducted in Urmia city, Iran (2018), we selected a total of 60 male high school<br />students using a convenient sampling technique. We assigned the subjects to one control group and two experimental groups;<br />one of the experimental groups performed traditional exercises while the other did RNT. After the pre-test, the training program<br />performed three days a week under the supervision of a researcher. Posture assessment carried out in two steps: prior to training<br />(pre-test data) and after eight weeks of training (post-test data). We applied a photogrammetric method to evaluate the sagittal<br />angles of the neck and shoulder. Moreover, we conducted the ANCOVA test at a significance level of P.
<strong>Results:</strong> Both training methods improved trunk posture (F=156.07, P<0.001) and the sagittal angles of the neck (F=35.35,<br />P<0.001) and shoulder (F=23.31, P<0.001); however, RNT was more effective than the traditional type of training (P<0.001).<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Eight weeks of traditional and RNT exercises enhanced kyphotic, shoulder, and craniovertebral angles. It seems<br />that RNT might have a better outcome in the management of high school students with FHP. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-db4a0ffd5da44336a692703072ff204a2022-12-22T01:00:09ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of School Health2345-51522383-12192020-04-0172546010.30476/intjsh.2020.86118.107246589The Effects of Reactive Neuromuscular Training on the Upper Quarter Posture in Students with Forward Head Posture: A Randomized Clinical TrialHamed Nouri0Rahman Sheikhhoseini1Rasoul Eslami2Moosa-Reza Ghorbani3Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, IranFaculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, IranFaculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, IranFaculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran<strong>Background:</strong> Reactive neuromuscular training (RNT) is a training method used in rehabilitation. However, its effectiveness on<br />forward head posture (FHP) is still unknown. This study aimed to compare the effects of traditional training with 8-week RNT<br />on the craniovertebral, shoulder, and kyphotic angles in high school students with FHP.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> In this randomized clinical trial, conducted in Urmia city, Iran (2018), we selected a total of 60 male high school<br />students using a convenient sampling technique. We assigned the subjects to one control group and two experimental groups;<br />one of the experimental groups performed traditional exercises while the other did RNT. After the pre-test, the training program<br />performed three days a week under the supervision of a researcher. Posture assessment carried out in two steps: prior to training<br />(pre-test data) and after eight weeks of training (post-test data). We applied a photogrammetric method to evaluate the sagittal<br />angles of the neck and shoulder. Moreover, we conducted the ANCOVA test at a significance level of P. <strong>Results:</strong> Both training methods improved trunk posture (F=156.07, P<0.001) and the sagittal angles of the neck (F=35.35,<br />P<0.001) and shoulder (F=23.31, P<0.001); however, RNT was more effective than the traditional type of training (P<0.001).<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Eight weeks of traditional and RNT exercises enhanced kyphotic, shoulder, and craniovertebral angles. It seems<br />that RNT might have a better outcome in the management of high school students with FHP.http://intjsh.sums.ac.ir/article_46589_e0c7e96a26bed1c0ce969356b147e3b4.pdfexercise therapyneckheadstudents |
| spellingShingle | Hamed Nouri Rahman Sheikhhoseini Rasoul Eslami Moosa-Reza Ghorbani The Effects of Reactive Neuromuscular Training on the Upper Quarter Posture in Students with Forward Head Posture: A Randomized Clinical Trial International Journal of School Health exercise therapy neck head students |
| title | The Effects of Reactive Neuromuscular Training on the Upper Quarter Posture in Students with Forward Head Posture: A Randomized Clinical Trial |
| title_full | The Effects of Reactive Neuromuscular Training on the Upper Quarter Posture in Students with Forward Head Posture: A Randomized Clinical Trial |
| title_fullStr | The Effects of Reactive Neuromuscular Training on the Upper Quarter Posture in Students with Forward Head Posture: A Randomized Clinical Trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effects of Reactive Neuromuscular Training on the Upper Quarter Posture in Students with Forward Head Posture: A Randomized Clinical Trial |
| title_short | The Effects of Reactive Neuromuscular Training on the Upper Quarter Posture in Students with Forward Head Posture: A Randomized Clinical Trial |
| title_sort | effects of reactive neuromuscular training on the upper quarter posture in students with forward head posture a randomized clinical trial |
| topic | exercise therapy neck head students |
| url | http://intjsh.sums.ac.ir/article_46589_e0c7e96a26bed1c0ce969356b147e3b4.pdf |
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