Baduria, John Gabriel T.

BSPT

https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01293

Executive Summary
The effects of various exercises on the spatial head posture are analyzed in this
article. A head-on-trunk misalignment, also known as forward head posture, can be
defined as an excessively anterior positioning of the head in reference to a vertical
reference line. Forward head posture is a common form of poor posture. Due to
prolonged exposure to monitors, which causes poor posture and ultimately leads to
forward head posture, this is a regular occurrence in the workplace, particularly in
workplaces where computer work is performed. The purpose of this research was to
evaluate the efficacy of several exercises for strengthening the muscles in the neck and
nape, with the end objective of achieving better head posture. The exercises were
performed with the intention of specifically improving the stability as well as the flexibility
of the myofascial tissue located within the cervical spine.

Method and Materials

Participants in the study are female office professionals who work in front of
computers. Participants' ages range from 30 to 60 years old. Everyone in this group has
more than five years of professional experience. A training program that consists of
seven different exercises includes all of them in its entirety. The exercises were carried
out at home five times a week, for a total of four weeks. For the purpose of determining
the location of the head, the photogrammetry approach was utilized. It is a method that
involves measuring the posture of various sections of the body with the help of a digital
camera and has a high level of validity when applied to the analysis of head and neck
posture. The craniovertebral(CV) angle, the head tilt(HT) angle, and the frontal head
tilt(FHT) angle were the three angular measurements that were utilized to demonstrate
the location of the neck.
Result
After 20 days of neck and nape exercises, certain angles were measured and
compared. The results showed that the head position had changed in a significant way.
In the sagittal plane, the average CV angle before training was 47.17°, and after training
it was 50.82°. The average HT angle before exercises was 20.99°, and after exercises it
was 24.31°. Before the exercises, the average angle of the FHT in the frontal plane was
2.71°. After 20 days of training, this angle had dropped to 2° on average.

Limitation
The study has no control group among the participants. Although the study
acknowledged a number of limitations, those limitations were not considered fatal
enough to place emphasis on the efficacy of the interventions.

Conclusions
The authors believed that one of the most reliable method to analyze body
positions and posture was the photogrammetric method. The findings indicate that a
relatively brief focused exercise program that may be performed at home is beneficial in
enhancing head posture. The majority of the participants still had an inappropriate head
posture, despite the fact that all of the individuals showed an improvement in their head
posture.