PMID- 32164773
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20201223
LR  - 20201223
IS  - 1745-6215 (Electronic)
IS  - 1745-6215 (Linking)
VI  - 21
IP  - 1
DP  - 2020 Mar 12
TI  - The effectiveness of a comprehensive corrective exercises program and subsequent 
      detraining on alignment, muscle activation, and movement pattern in men with 
      upper crossed syndrome: protocol for a parallel-group randomized controlled 
      trial.
PG  - 255
LID - 10.1186/s13063-020-4159-9 [doi]
LID - 255
AB  - BACKGROUND: Upper crossed syndrome (UCS) refers to specific altered muscle 
      activation and changed movement patterns along with some postural deviations in 
      the upper quarter of the body. This syndrome might contribute to the dysfunction 
      of the cervicothoracic and glenohumeral joints. OBJECTIVES: The present study 
      will aim to investigate the effectiveness of a comprehensive corrective exercises 
      program (CCEP) and subsequent detraining on alignment, muscle activation and 
      movement pattern in men with UCS. METHODS/DESIGN: This is a parallel-group 
      randomized controlled trial. Participants will be 22 men aged 18 to 28 years who 
      are suffering from UCS. Participants in the intervention group will conduct CCEP 
      (three times a week for 8 weeks), followed by 4 weeks of detraining. The control 
      group will do their daily activities. Participants will be randomized (1:1) into 
      the intervention or the control group. The primary outcome will be upper 
      trapezius activations. Secondary outcomes consist of electromyography of middle 
      and lower trapezius and serratus anterior muscles, scapular dyskinesis test, 
      forward head and shoulder angles, thoracic kyphosis angle, and neck flexion 
      pattern test. DISCUSSION: We propose to evaluate the effectiveness of a 
      randomized controlled trial of a CCEP in men with UCS on their alignment, 
      selected muscle activations, and relevant movement patterns. Results from our 
      trial may provide new insights into the effects of exercise not only on the 
      alignment but also on muscle activation and movement patterns that are important 
      outcomes for people with postural malalignments and, if successful, could assist 
      therapists in evidence-based clinical decision-making. TRIAL REGISTRATION: 
      Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials, IRCT20181004041232N1. Registered on 26 
      October 2018.
FAU - Bayattork, Mohammad
AU  - Bayattork M
AD  - Health and Sports Medicine Department, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport 
      Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
AD  - Sport Sciences and Physical Education, Faculty of Humanities Science, University 
      of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
FAU - Seidi, Foad
AU  - Seidi F
AD  - Health and Sports Medicine Department, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport 
      Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. foadseidi@ut.ac.ir.
FAU - Minoonejad, Hooman
AU  - Minoonejad H
AD  - Health and Sports Medicine Department, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport 
      Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
FAU - Andersen, Lars Louis
AU  - Andersen LL
AD  - National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.
AD  - Sport Sciences, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, 
      DK-9220, Aalborg, Denmark.
FAU - Page, Phil
AU  - Page P
AD  - Performance Health, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Clinical Trial Protocol
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20200312
PL  - England
TA  - Trials
JT  - Trials
JID - 101263253
SB  - IM
MH  - Electromyography
MH  - Exercise Therapy/*methods
MH  - Humans
MH  - Iran
MH  - Male
MH  - Musculoskeletal Diseases/physiopathology/*therapy
MH  - Neck Muscles/*physiopathology
MH  - Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
MH  - Superficial Back Muscles/*physiopathology
MH  - Syndrome
PMC - PMC7069207
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Alignment
OT  - Corrective exercises
OT  - Movement pattern
OT  - Muscle activation
OT  - UCS
COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
EDAT- 2020/03/14 06:00
MHDA- 2020/12/29 06:00
PMCR- 2020/03/12
CRDT- 2020/03/14 06:00
PHST- 2019/05/25 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/02/11 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/03/14 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/03/14 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/12/29 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2020/03/12 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1186/s13063-020-4159-9 [pii]
AID - 4159 [pii]
AID - 10.1186/s13063-020-4159-9 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Trials. 2020 Mar 12;21(1):255. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-4159-9.