Study Of Correlation Of Craniohorizontal Angle And Sagittal Shoulder Posture With Craniovertebral Angle In Computer Science Engineering Students
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Computer science engineering students, neck pain, numeric pain rating scale (NPRS), kinovea software, Sagittal shoulder posture, craniohorizontal angle, craniovertebral angleAbstract
Introduction: Students commonly use computers in the modern information era. Prolonged computer use during every day work and enjoyment is frequently cited as a cause of neck pain in college students. Neck pain lead to changes in the craniovertebral angle (CVA). This study aims to determine correlation of craniohorizontal angle and sagittal shoulder posture with craniovertebral angle in Computer science engineering students.
Methods Computer science engineering students reporting neck pain underwent numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) evaluation and Kinovea software assessment. Data on age, 3rd and 4th year, and working hours per day were recorded. Participants with musculoskeletal pathologies, scoliosis, and spinal surgery were excluded.
Result in a study 77 computer science engineering students, 35male and 42female of 3rd & 4th-year with neck pain, 52 participants showed changes in craniovertebral angle (CVA) and craniohorizontal angle (CHA), While 40 participants showed changes in cranio-vertebral angle (CVA) and sagittal shoulder posture (SSP).
Conclusion According to this study, third and fourth-year computer science students with neck pain who worked on computers for five to six hours a day observed alterations in their craniohorizontal angle, craniovertebral angle and sagittal shoulder posture. However, no significant correlation was observed between craniohorizontal angle and sagittal shoulder posture with craniovertebral angle.
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