Association between forward head, rounded shoulders, and increased thoracic kyphosis: a review of the literature

D Singla, Z Veqar - Journal of chiropractic medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this review was to explore the association between forward head
posture, rounded shoulders, and increased thoracic kyphosis. Methods The PubMed, ERIC …

Photographic analysis of human posture: a literature review

JLP do Rosário - Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 2014 - Elsevier
Introduction The study of posture is not an easy task, mainly because postural assessment is
still scientifically inaccurate. Photographs of bipedalism in the frontal and sagittal planes are …

Clinical implications of scapular dyskinesis in shoulder injury: the 2013 consensus statement from the 'Scapular Summit'

WB Kibler, PM Ludewig, PW McClure… - British journal of sports …, 2013 - bjsm.bmj.com
The second international consensus conference on the scapula was held in Lexington
Kentucky. The purpose of the conference was to update, present and discuss the …

[HTML][HTML] Cervical and shoulder postural assessment of adolescents between 15 and 17 years old and association with upper quadrant pain

RM Ruivo, P Pezarat-Correia, AI Carita - Brazilian journal of physical …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Background: There is sparse literature that provides evidence of cervical and shoulder
postural alignment of 15 to 17-year-old adolescents and that analyzes sex differences …

The effect of manual therapy and stabilizing exercises on forward head and rounded shoulder postures: a six-week intervention with a one-month follow-up study

K Fathollahnejad, A Letafatkar… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2019 - Springer
Background The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a six-week combined
manual therapy (MT) and stabilizing exercises (SEs), with a one-month follow-up on neck …

The efficiency of corrective exercise interventions on thoracic hyper-kyphosis angle

F Seidi, R Rajabi, I Ebrahimi… - Journal of back and …, 2014 - content.iospress.com
Results: Both the LCEP and CCEP groups demonstrated statistically significant reductions in
thoracic kyphosis angle compared to the control group (p= 0.001). Furthermore, based on …

Effects of a resistance and stretching training program on forward head and protracted shoulder posture in adolescents

RM Ruivo, P Pezarat-Correia, AI Carita - Journal of manipulative and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a 16-week resistance and
stretching training program applied in physical education (PE) classes on forward head …

Intrarater and interrater reliability of photographic measurement of upper-body standing posture of adolescents

RM Ruivo, P Pezarat-Correia, AI Carita - Journal of manipulative and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective The purposes of this study were to determine the intrarater and interrater reliability
of a photographic measurement of the sagittal postures of the cervical spine and shoulder …

Effects of scapular stabilization exercise on neck posture and muscle activation in individuals with neck pain and forward head posture

B Im, Y Kim, Y Chung, S Hwang - Journal of physical therapy …, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of scapular stabilization
exercise on neck posture, muscle activity, pain, and quality of life in individuals with neck …

[HTML][HTML] Methods of postural assessment used for sports persons

D Singla, Z Veqar - Journal of clinical and diagnostic research …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Occurrence of postural defects has become very common now-a-days not only in general
population but also in sports persons. There are various methods which can be used to …