Background and Aims Studies show that individuals with upper crossed syndrome have poor balance compared to healthy people for various reasons, including displacement of their center of gravity toward forward. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Alexander technique on the static and dynamic balance of young men with the upper crossed syndrome. Methods In this quasi-experimental study, 24 subjects were purposefully selected and assigned to the experimental and control groups. The static and dynamic balance of the subjects were assessed by the Sharpened Romberg and timed up and go tests. The experimental group underwent 12 sessions of Alexander technique training during 6 weeks in individual and group sessions. The duration of individual sessions was 40, and that of group sessions was 60 minutes. The control group did not receive any training. During the training sessions, the subjects were taught the Alexander technique via manual guidance, as well as tactile, verbal, visual, and proprioception feedback. After collecting data, the data were analyzed using the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and paired sample t test. Results The study’s final results showed a significant difference (P<0.001) between the experimental and control groups in the static balance after the Alexander technique intervention. Also, there was a significant difference (P<0.001) between the experimental and control groups in the dynamic balance after the Alexander technique intervention. Conclusion Based on the findings, the Alexander technique had high effectiveness on the static and dynamic balance and improved the balance of the subjects. Considering the importance of balance in health and improving daily activities, the researchers suggested that health and rehabilitation professionals can apply the Alexander technique as a psychophysical re-education method to improve balance in people with upper crossed syndrome.
Background and Aims: The purpose of the present research was to compare the effect and follow up of eight-week corrective exercises with and without the myofascial release forward head and forward shoulder deformity in young adults. Methods: A total of 45 male students suffering from abnormal forward head more than 46° and forward shoulder more than 52° deformity with the Mean±SD age of 22.12±2.88 years, height of 175.44±6.80 cm, and weight of 71.21±7.31 kg were selected and randomly distributed in three groups: corrective exercises, combinational exercises (corrective and myofascial release), and control. These groups performed the exercises for eight weeks under the direct observation of the researcher. Prior to starting the exercises, after the end of eighth week, and four weeks after the end of the exercises, the angles of the forward head and forward shoulder of the participants were measured using a photography method. Then, the collected data was analyzed using the variance analysis tests with repeated measurements and ANCOVA. Results: The results showed that the degree of forward head and forward shoulder after eight weeks of exercises in both training groups in post-test and follow-up test was significantly lower than those of the pretest. The ANCOVA test results also demonstrated that the forward shoulder degree in corrective exercises group with myofascial release in post-test and follow-up test was significantly lower than that of the corrective exercises (P≤0.05). However, the forward head degree did not show a significant difference between the intervention groups in post-test and follow-up tests (P≥0.05). Conclusion: According to the results, it can be stated that the corrective exercises program with myofascial release is more effective than the corrective exercises in correcting the forward shoulder deformity.
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