Objectives: To evaluate the cervical inclination and craniocervical posture (CCP) in a sample of Class II Division 1 malocclusion with different vertical patterns among adult population Lahore. Methods: A total 70 skeletal division cases (ANB0 > 4) Dental (molar relation half cusp or full II) Overjet 5mm, were enrolled this study. Clinical examination lateral cephalograms taken natural head ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate working conditions using a personal computer with a flat panel display (FPD) in terms of visual and musculoskeletal comfort. Measurements of viewing distance, viewing angle, head angle, neck angle and°electromyogram (EMG) activities of the neck, shoulder and back muscles of visual display terminal (VDT) operators were compared at workstations using an FPD a...

A new method for head posture and gaze direction estimation is proposed. Firstly, three models of head position are established and postures are judged based on triangle attribute constituted by eyes and mouth. Then pupil is located using Hough transform in eye area. With the method of horizontal and vertical projection and eye prior knowledge, the normal eye outline is fitted. Finally, gaze di...

[Purpose] This study investigated changes in neck and upper trunk muscle activities according to the angle of movement of the neck in subjects with Forward Head Posture. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty subjects with forward head postures were recruited. The activities of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, splenius capitis and splenius cervicis muscles, upper trapezius muscle, and middle trapezius mu...

  Background :Dysfunction in the kinetic chain caused by poor scapula stabilization can contribute to shoulder injuries and Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS). The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two treatment approaches scapular stabilization based exercise therapy and physical therapy in patients with SIS.   Methods : The study is a randomized clinical trial in whic...

OBJECTIVE To determine if differences in respiratory muscle strength could explain any posture related effects on oxygenation in convalescent neonates. METHODS Infants were examined in three postures: supine, supine with head up tilt of 45 degrees, and prone. A subsequent study was performed to determine the influence of head position in the supine posture. In each posture/head position, oxyg...

THE EFFECT OF MAGNIFICATION LOUPES ON POSTURE DURING INSTRUMENTATION BY DENTAL HYGIENISTS Emily Anne Ludwig Old Dominion University, 2016 Director: Professor Gayle McCombs Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of dental magnification loupes on posture during instrumentation. Methods: A convenience sample of twenty-seven righthanded dental hygienists with no history of ...