Pilates Mat Versus Cervical Stabilization Exercises on Balance in Young Adults With Forward Head Posture

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

60

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 1, 2021

Primary Completion Date

January 1, 2022

Study Completion Date

January 1, 2022

Conditions
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Interventions
OTHER

Pilates mat exercises

"Pilates mat exercises: Each Pilates session will last for one hour and commence with a 10 minute warm up and finish with a 10 min cool down. The subjects will be taught the 5 key elements of Pilates (lateral costal breathing, centring which is a neutral position of the lumbar spine with activation of the core muscles, ribcage placement, shoulder blade placement and neutral position of the cervical spine with slight upper cervical flexion at the cranio-cervical junction).~Pilates exercise program will consist of warm up exercises, main treatment program (10 level) and cooling down exercises."

OTHER

cervical stabilization exercises

training of deep cervical flexor muscles with pressure biofeedback unit, 20 min/day, 3 days/week for 12 weeks.

OTHER

conventional physiotherapy

10 min hot pack on cervical area range of motion exercises and isometric neck exercises as a home program 3 days/week for 12 weeks

Trial Locations (1)

12511

Faculty of Physical Therapy-Cairo University, Giza

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Cairo University

OTHER

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