The study of correlation between forward head posture and neck pain in Iranian office workers

Nejati, Parisa; Lotfian, Sara; Moezy, Azar; Nejati, Mina

doi:10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00352

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“…(a) The CVA, which is the angle between a line connecting C7 to tragus and the horizontal line through the spinous process of C7 [27] can be calculated by projection of both C7 and tragus markers into the sagittal plane.…”

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Neck Flexion Angle Estimation during Walking

Dang

Dang²,

Chee

et al. 2017

Journal of Sensors

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Neck pain is recently known as the fourth leading cause of disability and the number of patients is apparently increasing. By analyzing the effect of gravitational force on inertial sensor attached to the neck, this study aims to investigate the head flexion posture during walking. The estimated angle is compared with the craniovertebral angle which is measured with an optical tracker. A total of twenty subjects with no history of neck pain or discomfort were examined by walking on the treadmill inside the working range of an optical tracker. In our laboratory settings, the neck flexion angle (NFA) may have a linear relationship with the craniovertebral angle (CVA) in both static case and constant speed walking case. Therefore, inertial sensor, which is lightweight, low cost, and especially free in movement, can be used instead of a camera system. Our proposed estimation method shows its flexibility and gives a result with the mean of absolute error of estimated neck angle varying from 0.48 to 0.58 degrees, which is small enough to use in applications.

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Neck Flexion Angle Estimation during Walking

Dang

Dang²,

Chee

et al. 2017

Journal of Sensors

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“…The inclusion criteria for the group with RSP was having the position of the acromion process in the anterior of the plumb line [9,31] and having more than 2.6 cm distance between the external posterior surface of the acromion to the surface under study in the supine position [32]. The exclusion criteria were pain in shoulder or neck area [10,33], a history of instability, dislocation, fracture, or movement limitation in the shoulder area [10], a history of shoulder or neck surgery [10,33], malignant tumors in the shoulder or cervical area [34], neurological symptoms [10,33], cardiovascular diseases [10,33], hereditary and congenital abnormalities, lefthandedness, and pregnancy. The participants entered the study after receiving full information on the conditions of the study and having filled out the informed consent forms and the questionnaires containing background information.…”

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Comparing Scapular Position and Scapular Dyskinesis in Individuals with and without Rounded Shoulder Posture

Tafreshi

Moghadam

Bakhshi

et al. 2015

PTJ

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Purpose: Altered kinematics of the scapula or scapular dyskinesis (downward rotation, anterior tilt, and protraction) contribute to impingement syndrome by decreasing the subacromial space. Given the critical role of scapular position and movement in the function of the shoulder, the aim of this study was to compare scapular position and dyskinesis in individuals with and without rounded shoulder posture. Methods:By employing the convenience sampling method, 21 individuals with rounded shoulder posture (11 females and 10 males; average age: 22.95 years) and 23 individuals without rounded shoulder posture (13 females and 10 males; average age: 22.43 years) were enrolled in this study through a case-control design.The scapular dyskinesis test was used to observe alterations in scapulohumeral rhythm in the sagittal and frontal planes of the arm. Also, the scapular position was examined according to the Kibler test. Data were analyzed using SPSS 21. We used the Independent t-test and Mann-Whitney test to compare the differences between the two groups.Results: There were no differences in scapular dyskinesis between the two groups (P>0.05). The prevalence of subtle or obvious scapular dyskinesis in individuals with rounded shoulder posture was greater than those without rounded shoulder posture, but the difference was not statistically significant. Furthermore, no significant difference was found in static scapular position (Kibler test) of the dominant and non-dominant sides between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion:There were no significant differences in scapular position and scapular movement pattern between the individuals with and without rounded shoulder posture.

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“…Someone who often has to sit at work for prolonged periods or who usually has an improper head position during work may have a serious risk of neck pain occurrence (Nejati et al, 2015). Persistent neck pain is often considered associated with abnormalities in head posture (Borestein et al, 2004).…”

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Horse Riding Simulator Affect the Posture Alignment of Young Adults with Forward Head Posture

Hong

Jung

et al. 2016

Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine

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METHODS:In this study, 30 subjects were randomly divided into two groups of 15 subjects each, were assigned to the horse riding simulator exercise or the neck exercise group and they performed exercise 30 minutes per each round two times a week for six weeks. To determine the subjects' forward head posture, the three angles and three distances were measured. RESULTS:The forward head angle and head distance results showed a significant change between pre and post intervention in both group. The horizontal distance between acromion and tragus results showed a significant change between pre and post intervention in neck exercise group †Corresponding Author : hbgak@daegu.ac.kr This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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The study of correlation between forward head posture and neck pain in Iranian office workers

Abstract: Our findings have revealed that office employees had a defective posture while working and that the improper posture was more severe in the office employees who suffered from the neck pain.

Cited by 111 publications

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Neck Flexion Angle Estimation during Walking

Neck Flexion Angle Estimation during Walking

Comparing Scapular Position and Scapular Dyskinesis in Individuals with and without Rounded Shoulder Posture

Horse Riding Simulator Affect the Posture Alignment of Young Adults with Forward Head Posture

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