Open AccessEFFCIENCY OF TELEREHABILITATION ON PAIN AND FORWARD HEAD POSTURE AMONG STUDENTS WITH NONSPECIFIC NECK PAIN IN PANDEMIC SITUATION – A QUASI EXPERIMENTALSTUDY
Author(s) -
Dharshini Chittybabu,
Prakash Jayabalan,
S Sivakumar,
Tittu Thomas James
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/2907868
Subject(s) - telerehabilitation , neck pain , physical medicine and rehabilitation , forward head posture , physical therapy , test (biology) , medicine , pandemic , telemedicine , covid-19 , health care , disease , alternative medicine , paleontology , pathology , economics , biology , economic growth , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The neck pain and forward head posture are the most prevailing condition among the collegestudents due to increased smart phone usage and causes activity limitation. At current situation providing rehabilitationvia face to face increases the risk of spread of the pandemic(COVID 19). The deep neck flexor strengthening andergonomic correction via telerehabilitation improves the functional activity among college students and limits thespread of disease.MATREIALS AND METHODOLGY: Subjects with (n=15), who fulfil the screening criteria were given the exerciseprotocol that is deep neck flexor strengthening and ergonomic correction via telerehabilitation mode for a period of 4weeks and the outcome measures included neck pain and forward head posture.RESULT: There is a significant statistical difference between pre test and post test values of pain and forward headposture.CONCLUSION: Telerehabilitation platform provides a greater efficiency for treating pain and forward head postureamong college students in pandemic situation.