Effects of MET and Biofeedback Strengthening With and Without Kinesiotaping in Upper Crossed Syndrome

Launched by RIPHAH INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY · Jul 14, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying ways to help people with Upper Crossed Syndrome, a condition that causes neck pain and poor posture, including a forward head position and rounded shoulders. The trial will compare two treatments: one group will receive muscle stretching and strengthening exercises using special feedback tools, while the other group will get the same treatment plus the use of Kinesiotaping, which is a type of elastic tape applied to the skin to support muscles and improve posture. The goal is to see if adding the tape helps reduce pain and improve posture and neck muscle strength more than exercises alone.

People between 18 and 40 years old who have had mild to moderate neck pain for more than two months, along with forward head and rounded shoulder posture, may be eligible to join. Participants will receive treatment three times a week for four weeks. During this time, they will have their pain levels, posture, neck muscle strength, and daily function measured to track progress. This study has not started recruiting yet, but it aims to find better ways to relieve neck pain and improve posture for those affected by this condition.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age group between 18-40 years
• • Both males and females
• • NPRS score \<7 for more than 2 months
• • NDI score between 15-34
• • Forward neck posture (confirmed by craniovertebral angle \<48-50° measured by goniometer)
• • Rounded shoulders posture (confirmed by supine lying test; if the distance between posterior aspect of acromion and plinth is \>1 inch or 2.5 cm)
• • Reduced deep neck flexors strength (confirmed by cranio-cervical flexion test (CCFT))
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Age less than 18 or more than 40
• • Recent trauma and/or hyper-flexibility
• • History of cervical surgery in the last year
• • History of infection (local or systemic), any dermatological condition tumor, chemotherapy, radiotherapy
• • History of cervical fracture in the last year
• • Radiating pain
• • Positive upper limb tension tests