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Efficacy of Pressure Biofeedback Guided Deep Cervical Flexor Training on Forward Head Posture in Visual Display Terminal Operators
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Background: Visual Display Terminal (VDT) has become an activity in daily work. VDT use has been associated with forward head posture. Long duration of VDT use is associated with prolonged period of holding a static posture which is most pronounced in neck and shoulder region, resulting in increased forward neck flexion and increased static muscle tension in this region and consequently resulting in a higher risk of VDT related muscular disorders.
Purpose of the study: To determine whether there is an improvement in forward head posture after 4 weeks of deep cervical flexor training in 20 to 35 years VDT Operators.
Subjects: Thirty subjects of age group 20 to 35 years both male and female with FHP
Study design: Randomized control trial
Method and material: Subjects were assigned on the basis of sample of convenience and randomly allocated into two groups experimental group: receiving deep cervical flexor training and conventional exercise and control group: conventional exercise only.
Results: Intergroup comparison showed statistically nonsignificant difference in FHP (p=0.31). Intragroup comparison showed statistically highly significant difference in C V Angle (p
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Visual Display Terminal, Forward Head Posture, Deep Cervical Flexor
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