Since posture is of great importance in pernosal health & social life,so evaluation of prevalence of  foreward head posture in school children of adolesent age seems necessary for proper prevention planning and treatment.the present study is an analytic-descriptive on 480 students(240 girls and 240 boys) from Shiraz high school in 1999.the subjects were selected according to clusture random sa...

Background: Abnormal head and neck postures play a significant role in developing cervical spine dysfunction. Forward posture (FHP) is one of the most common findings individuals who experience disorders. Objectives: This study used photographic method to analyze head, upper neck, lower forward both static quasi-static states. Since timely diagnosis appropriate treatment are important preventin...

Background: Long-term computer use as an ergonomics risk factor can generate musculoskeletal disorders, especially in the neck. This study aimed to investigate the effect of a self-management exercises intervention on both neck pain, and head and neck angles among university employees in 2021. Materials & Methods: This experimental study was performed on 85 university staff (experimental group...

BACKGROUND Heroin is an extremely addictive narcotic drug derived from morphine. Its continued use requires increased amounts of the drug to achieve the same effect, resulting in tolerance and addiction. This study was done in order to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and forward head posture among heroin users during their withdrawal. METHODS This research was a cross-section...

OBJECTIVE The facial esthetics after orthodontic treatment and orthognathic surgery may be affected by the patient's natural head position. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the natural head position for the three skeletal classes of malocclusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS Our sample consisted of 102 lateral cephalometric radiographs of patients aged 15 to 18 years; class I (n=32), class ...

background: human body posture influences on his/her physiological functions. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of forward shoulder correction on pulmonary function of elementary female students. methods: subjects of this quasi-experimental research were two groups (n=20) of students with normal posture (np) and forward shoulder posture(fsp)  which is divided randomly into...