1. To investigate the effect of electrical stimulation (interferential current) on forward head posture and protracted shoulder in adolescents.
2. To investigate the effect of electrical stimulation on cervical pain, cervical ROM, neck muscle strength, and quality of life in adolescents with forward head posture and protracted shoulder.
Eligibility
Sex
FEMALE
Min age
15 Years
Max age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
* Girls aged between (15-18) years old.
* Normal weight with BMI ranging from (16-25).
* Adolescents with mild and moderate forward head posture(FHP).
* Adolescents with mild and moderate neck pain.
* Adolescents with protracted shoulder.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Cervical disc.
* Previous Shoulder trauma within last 6months.
* Shoulder surgery.
* Cervical fracture.
* Congenital posture deformity.
* Inflammatory disease, spinal tumor, spinal compression, spinal cord infection.
* Taking any medication for pain
Primary outcome measure(s)
shoulder angle (SA) — From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks To measure Shoulder Angle (SA) of rounded shoulder, a line from anterolateral aspect of acromion to C7 will be taken and a horizontal line from anterolateral aspect of acromion , it will be considered as forward shoulder when the angle is 52 degree or less.
craniovertebral angle (CVA) — From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks To measure Craniovertebral Angle (CVA) of forward head posture, a line from C7 to tragus of the ear will be taken and a horizontal line from C7 (the normal CVA more than 50 degree).
head tilt angle (HTA) — From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks To measure head tilt angle (HTA) or cranial angle (CA) the angle of the line between the canthus of the eye and horizontal line from the tragus, the head tilt angles is 17.74 ± 4.9 degrees in people with normal head posture.
head position angle (HPA) — From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks To measure head position angle (HPA) angle between the tragus manubrium line and the line extending from the center point of chin to the tragus, the angle is 38.1 ± 4.9 degrees in people with normal head posture.
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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