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Study aim
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The main purpose of this study was The effect of 8 week corrective exercises in water on balance, pain, muscle endurance, upper limb range of motion in male with upper crossed syndrome
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Design
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In this study, 34 students with upper crossed syndrome participated. The participants were randomly divided into intervention and control groups.
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Settings and conduct
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Rehabilitation in water at certain times were performed three times a week for eight weeks at the pool of the University of Bu Ali Sina in Hamedan. One day after the end of the training period, the assessment and post-test measurements were performed for both experimental and control groups in a pre-test in Rehabilitation Laboratory, University of Bo Ali Sina, Hamedan.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Participants in this study should have a forward head larger than 46 degrees and a round shoulder larger than 52 degrees, kyphosis greater than 42 degrees, and pain in the neck region.
Participants in this study should not have a history of sports athletics, professional sports club membership, fracture history, surgery or joint diseases, water allergies, respiratory problems, or cardiovascular disease, and history of migraine headaches.
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Intervention groups
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The control group does not do any exercises.
The intervention group performs three sessions per week of comprehensive corrective exercises.
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Main outcome variables
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Reduced head forwards, reduced round shoulder, decreased kyphosis, reduced pain, increased neck muscle endurance, increased the range of motion head and shoulders, increased the static and dynamic equilibrium