The effect of Pilates exercises on pain, kyphosis angle and forward head angle in non-‎athletes students with upper-crossed-syndrom

Upper_crossed_syndrome is a common complication among students. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to ‎investigate the effect of 8 weeks of Pilates exercises on pain, forward head angle and kyphosis angle of girl students ‎suffering from upper_crossed_syndrome.‎

A number of 20 girl students suffering from upper_crossed_syndrome were purposefully selected and randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. The experimental group performed Pilates exercises 3 times a week for 8 weeks. Before and after the 8 weeks of exercises, the pain level was measured by the visual analogue scale test, the kyphosis angle by a flexible ruler and the forward head angle by goniometer. The data were analyzed using paired t-tests and analysis of covariance.

The amount of pain and the angles of kyphosis and forward head of the subjects in the experimental group compared to the control group improved significantly after performing the exercises. While these changes were not significant in the control group.

Improving muscle balance and increasing awareness of one's posture while performing various activities can be seen as a reason for improving the complications associated with upper_crossed_syndrome in students.