Effects of Brugger’s postural relief position exercise on upper back pain and posture imbalance in sternal symphyseal syndrome - Quasi experimental study
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Brugger’s postural relief position, KINOVEA software, Sternal symphyseal syndrome, arm angle, craniovertebral angleAbstract
Background: As we all know that usage of laptops and computers are increasing everyday particularly in pandemic time in the field of education, business, publishing, banking and even entertainment i.e., work from home, online classes. The work time determines the cumulative biomechanical load and the degree of fatigue. It can be short and intense, leading to acute disorders or prolonged with low/moderate intensities, leading to chronic or degenerative disorders. Discomfort appears by increased amount of computer use. So, it is considered to be one of the most eligible fields to conduct a study regarding effects of Brugger’s postural relief position exercise on back pain among subjects with sternal symphyseal syndrome.
Methods: It is a Quasi-experimental study.15 subjects were selected between the age group of 18 to 22 years, and were allocated to a single group. These subjects were trained with Brugger’s postural relief position exercise for improving posture and reducing pain. The study was conducted for the period of six weeks. Posture improvement was measured by using KINOVEA software and the severity of the pain was measured using Visual Analog Scale.
Result: The pretest and posttest measurements were analyzed by using paired t test. On comparing the pretest and posttest values a greater improvement in posture and pain relief by Brugger’s postural relief position exercise.
Conclusion: Hence the study was concluded that the Brugger’s relief position exercise was effective in improving the posture and relieving pain on the computer users.
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