Abstract
Introduction: Upper cross syndrome (UCS) occurs when the muscle in the neck, shoulders, and chest become deformed usually as a result of poor posture. The aim of the study is to analyse the effect of McKenzie’s method of exercise to treat upper cross syndrome associated with cervicogenic headache. Materials and Methods: This experimental study was conducted in outpatient department physiotherapy A.C.S. Medical College and Hospital. Fifty subjects were selected for the study of the age group between 20 to 50 years of both male and female sex. Duration of this study was about 3 months. Each patient was trained about three session per week, 30 minutes per session. The session included McKenzie’s method of exercise to improve the shoulder and neck movements and postural corrections of the subjects. The outcome measure done using visual analogue scale (VAS) for cervicogenic headache and upper cross syndrome questionnaire (UCS). Results: The results on comparing upper cross syndrome questionnaire score and Visual Analog Scale score showed that between the pre-test (4.93) and post-test (3.43) mean values with group McKenzie’s exercise showed highly significant difference. Thus, it is appropriate that McKenzie’s method of exercise to treat upper cross syndrome associated with cervicogenic headache is effective.
Highlights
Introduction and AimUpper cross syndrome (UCS) occurs when the muscle in the neck, shoulders, and the chest become deformed usually as a result of poor posture
In higher cross syndrome the tightness of the higher cowl muscle and the levator scapulae on the dorsal aspect crosses with the tightness of the pectoralis and minor takes place (2)
The weakness of the deep cervical flexors ventrally crosses with the centre and lower cowl muscle this pattern of imbalance creates joint phases C4 and C5 segment of cervical body part joint, glenohumeral joint and T4 and T5 segments (3).The syndrome arises due to muscular imbalance that from time to time develops between tonic and phasic muscle mass, tonic muscle group measure the muscle so that majority of time the muscle remains tight, over expedited whereas phasic muscles square measure the muscles of lower activation which are additional towards developing inhibition (4)
Summary
Introduction and AimUpper cross syndrome (UCS) occurs when the muscle in the neck, shoulders, and the chest become deformed usually as a result of poor posture. Stability of scapulae is reduced thanks to the altered angle of glenoid fossa and as a result all the movement patterns of higher limb square measure changed (5). These focal square measure as of stress within the spine correspond to the transformation zone within which neighbouring bone amendment within the morphology of the precise bodily property changes are seen within the higher cross syndrome (6). Forward head posture can end up an increase in cervical hollow-back and body part spinal curvature This changes step by step increase muscular tension, impart stress on neck and shoulders which leads to pain, loss of independent function symptom and totally different fasciculus symptoms within the higher body which for certain people ends up in the elevation of prolonged shoulder and rotation or abduction and the wringing of scapula (7)
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