Comparative Effects of Eldova Technique and Corrective Exercises in Upper Cross Syndrome

"In this, each position will be maintained for 1 minute Level: C0/C1/C2 The patient is side lying with bottom arm folded under the head and maintain the neck in a horizontal position with the spine. the bottom leg is bent to stabilize the torso in a vertical position.~Level: C4/C5 Patient lying in supine position and raise both hand arm towards the roof of the room with extended wrist. Bilateral knee to chest with planter flexion at ankle joint.~Level: C5/C6 Same position as for c4/c5 with the arms will be elevated 120 degree Level C6/C7 Supine position with one arm abducted 90 degree and wrist joint at extension and the other hand abducted 30degrees with wrist joint at extension and one leg knee to chest and one leg raise with knee extension and planter flexion at ankle joint.~Level: T4/T5 Quadruped position with one arm abducted 90degrees with wrist at extension Level: T6/T7. Conventional TX is Hot Pack, Tens for 10min. Patient is assessed through baseline, week 1, week 2 and week 4."

All position will be held for 10 seconds. Initial phase Duration of this phase is 2 weeks. Exercise 1: lying supine on a foam roll with different abduction angles Exercise 2: side lying with external rotation Exercise 3: side lying with forward flexion Exercise 4: standing diagonal flexion Exercise 5: military press Improvement phase. Duration of this phase is 1 week we only add thera- band and dumbbells to the previously mentioned exercises Exercise 1: side lying external rotation with dumbbell Exercise 2: side lying forward flexion with dumbbell Exercise 3: standing diagonal flexion with thera-band Exercise 4: standing external rotation with thera band. Exercise 5: abduction in sitting on training ball. Exercise 6: lying prone on foam ball with different abduction angles Maintenance phase. Duration of this phase is 1 week. Conventional treatment Hot Pack, Tens for 10 minutes Patient is assessed through baseline, week 1, week 2 and week 4.