Comparison of Pilate Exercises With and Without Whole Body Vibration in Patient With Upper Cross Syndrome

Summary

Nowadays, bad habits brought about by technology such as overuse of mobile phones, televisions, computers, and tablets, resulted in negative impacts on health. Bending in abnormal positions while using these devices causes various mechanical loads on the neck and upper back area, rounded shoulders from increased thoracic kyphosis etc., and this leads to poor posture that can cause UCS. Because of high prevalence of RSP especially in modern societies , proper treatment of this problem is necessary for prevention of further complications.There are different exercise regimes for RSP such as strengthening of lengthened muscles, scapular stabilizers, stretching of shorten muscles especially pectoral muscles, and soft tissue mobilization but Whole-Body Vibration (WBV) is a new method introduced since the last decade and there is no comparison available in the literature of upper cross syndrome between WBV with Pilate exercises on postural correction

The aim of the study is to compare effects Comparison of pilot exercises with and without whole body vibration on posture , disability and pain in patients with upper cross syndrome A randomized clinical trial will be conducted at PESSI.. Non-probability convenience sampling will be used, and 56 subjects, age 20-40 years will be randomly allocated into two groups by lottery method after meeting the inclusion criteria. Both groups will receive hot pack for 15-20 minutes and Pilate exercise perform both group as common treatment. Group A will be treated with pilate exercises and Group B will be treated with pilate exercise with whole body vibration Both groups received two sessions per week for four consecutive weeks by another well trained physical therapist. Session duration for both groups ranged from 55 minutes to 1 hour. 2 sessions per week and total 8 sessions for 4 weeks. The outcome measures will be conducted through NPRS,NDI,RSP WAS MEASURED IN SUPINE POSITION AND THEN PML AND TSD before and after 4 weeks. Data will be analyzed using SPSS software version 26.

Conditions

• Upper Cross Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Pilate Exercises

PILATES EXERCISE METHODS: 1. The cranium, triceps, back, and shoulder blades against the mat, then breath while maintaining muscle contraction . 2. Arm circles (both directions) on the mat, then use strong ribcage breathing to connect into scapula. 3. Diamond press: lie prone on a mat, using the lower part of the trapezius and serratusanterior muscles to slide shoulder blades out and down. Move into slight back extension maintaining this position. 4. Diamond press: repeat above but add lateral arm movement to back extension . 5. Arm slides 90°: lies supine on mat with arms bent at 90° and thumbs on floor. Slide elbows on floor toward waistline while contracting serratus anterior muscle.Repeat on the floor with other fingers. Always maintain proper neck alignment . 6. Arm circles on a tiny barrel while lying on back with the head and neck supported by the barrel. Opened chest, then link the scapula to the barrel. Hold this position while performing arm circles.

OTHER

Whole-body vibration

Subjects were placed in a modified push-up position , put their hands in the middle of the platform, shoulder width apart, elbows slightly flexed, and their lower extremities were supported by kneeling on the floor . Vibration protocol included 5 sets of 60 s duration, at 5 mm amplitude and 30 Hz frequency, with a rest period of 60 s between sets . The subjects were reminded kneeling but upright and detached from the platform between sets.

DEVICE

Hot Pack

for 10 to 15 minutes

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Humera Mubashar, MS · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

20 Years

Max Age

40 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-02-04

Primary Completion

2025-02-07

Completion

2025-02-07

Countries

• Pakistan

Study Locations