Studying the effect of exercise therapy based on virtual reality on photogrammetric data, pain, disability, neck range of motion and balance in young subjects with forward head posture.

Studying the effect of exercise therapy based on virtual reality on photogrammetric data, pain, disability, neck range of motion and balance in young subjects with forward head posture.

Randomized controlled trial with control group, with parallel groups, one blind, randomized by coin toss, on 50 patients.

In this study, 50 male and female students from the Faculty of Rehabilitation who live in dormitories affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and refer to the physiotherapy clinic of the Faculty of Rehabilitation of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences will participate. Then, after a brief explanation about the study, people are randomly divided into two virtual reality groups (25 people) and a control group (25 people).

Inclusion criteria: Age between 18-29 years Craniovertebral angle less than 48 degrees Absence of neck pain due to a specific cause such as trauma, whiplash injury, malignant problems. Absence of forward head posture related to structural disorders of osteoporosis or pregnancy. No history of radiculopathy and myopathy diagnosis. No history of inflammatory diseases, spinal tumor and spinal inflammation No history of surgery and neck and spine fracture. No vision problems. No history of physiotherapy treatment in the last month. Exclusion criteria: Dizziness during virtual reality games. Dropout for any reason.

People in the virtual reality group practice chin tuck in the form of a game with virtual reality glasses. And in the control group, people are taught the chin tuck exercise and should do it at home.

Pain, craniovertebral angle, neck range of motion, static and dynamic balance, neck disability index

Randomization by simple randomization method and coin toss tool

Blinding of participants to treatment groups.

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