Neck pain

Surgery

Visual analogue scale

Alternative medicine

Range of motion

Forward head posture

Physical therapy

Cervical vertebrae

Internal medicine

Medicine

Physical medicine and rehabilitation

Logistic regression

Pathology

Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives

Objectives:The purpose of this study was to determine whether the cranial vertebral angle (CVA) and the range of motion (ROM) was different between participants with a forward head posture (FHP), with or without pain.Methods: Forty-four participants who had FHP participated in this study.The FHP was assessed digitally by measuring a lateral view the CVA for each subject.A cervical ROM device measured the cervical ROM.The volunteers were allocated to either, with pain (n = 22), or without pain (n = 22) groups, and pain was evaluated using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale. Results:The FHP in the pain group showed a significant difference in the CVA, and the cervical ROM in both flexion and extension, compared with those in the FHP without pain group (p < 0.05).Logistic regression analysis indicated that the occurrence of cervical area pain was higher amongst subjects who had a decreased CVA and flexion motion. Conclusion:This study suggested that decreased CVA and cervical flexion range, were predictive factors for the occurrence of pain in the cervical region.

Neck Pain in Adults with Forward Head Posture: Effects of Craniovertebral Angle and Cervical Range of Motion