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EFFECTIVENESS OF SUBOCCIPITAL MUSCLE RELEASE WITH ACTIVE CHIN TUCK EXERCISE VERSUS CONVENTIONAL EXERCISES ON FORWARD HEAD POSTURE, PAIN AND DISABILITY IN YOUNG ADULTS WITH TEXT NECK SYNDROME – PILOT STUDY OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

- Balin Prasanna B*** (corresponding author)

- Dr. Krishna Muralidharen MPT**

The oxford college of physiotherapy

prasannabalakrishnan1997@gmail.com

Objective:

To see the effectiveness of active chin tuck exercise and suboccipital muscle release versus

conventional stretching and strengthening on FHP, pain and neck disability in young adults

with text neck syndrome.

Methodology:

It is a pilot study of RCT which includes 13 subjects selected based on selection criteria.

Subjects was allotted into 2 groups 8 were allotted to experimental group and 5 in the control

group. Experimental group were given suboccipital muscle release and active chin tuck and

Control group were given stretching and strengthening: The stretching and strengthening will

be designed based on FITT principle. Pre-test assessment were taken from both the groups

with the primary outcome FHP app for CV angle, and secondary outcome NPRS for pain and

NDI for neck disability. The intervention were given for 4 weeks.

Result:

Between-group comparison were calculated by Maan-Whitney U test. Out of 13 participants

were evaluated over the same period on CV angle, NPRS, NDI Maan whitney U test

compared changes in CV angle, NPRS, NDI between the experimental and control groups

statistical significance has set at p <0.05. The mean value of CV angle, NPRS, NDI were

4.71, 3.73, 13% respectively. So there is no statistical significance between the groups.

Conclusion:

At this current point of time both the interventions shows no statistical difference.

Keywords:

Text-neck syndrome, sub occipital muscle release, active chin tuck, forward head posture.