EFFCIENCY OF TELEREHABILITATION ON PAIN AND FORWARD HEAD POSTURE AMONG STUDENTS WITH NONSPECIFIC NECK PAIN IN PANDEMIC SITUATION – A QUASI EXPERIMENTALSTUDY-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

EFFCIENCY OF TELEREHABILITATION ON PAIN AND FORWARD HEAD POSTURE AMONG STUDENTS WITH NONSPECIFIC NECK PAIN IN PANDEMIC SITUATION – A QUASI EXPERIMENTALSTUDY

Published:2021-11-15 Issue: Volume: Page:54-57
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Author:

Chittybabu Dharshini¹,Jayabalan Prakash²,S Sivakumar³,James Tittu Thomas⁴

Affiliation:

1. Final Year Student, KMCH College of Physiotherapy, Coimbatore.

2. Professor, KMCH College of Physiotherapy, Coimbatore

3. Professor, KMCH College of Physiotherapy, Coimbatore.

4. Physiotherapist, NIMHANS, Bengaluru

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The neck pain and forward head posture are the most prevailing condition among the college students due to increased smart phone usage and causes activity limitation. At current situation providing rehabilitation via face to face increases the risk of spread of the pandemic(COVID 19). The deep neck flexor strengthening and ergonomic correction via telerehabilitation improves the functional activity among college students and limits the spread of disease. MATREIALS AND METHODOLGY: Subjects with (n=15), who fulfil the screening criteria were given the exercise protocol that is deep neck flexor strengthening and ergonomic correction via telerehabilitation mode for a period of 4 weeks and the outcome measures included neck pain and forward head posture. RESULT: There is a significant statistical difference between pre test and post test values of pain and forward head posture. CONCLUSION: Telerehabilitation platform provides a greater efficiency for treating pain and forward head posture among college students in pandemic situation.

Publisher

World Wide Journals

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