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The effectiveness of neck stabilization exercises in reducing the pain of patients with neck pain has been reported in previous studies. Most of the interventions to improve thoracic mobility are dedicated to manual therapy, and the role of exercise therapy has received less attention. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the effect of neck stabilization exercises with and without thoracic mobility exercises on pain, proprioception, and posture of women with chronic neck pain and forward head posture.36 women with chronic neck pain and forward head posture were randomly divided into three groups of control, stabilization exercises, and stabilization exercises with thoracic mobility. The intervention groups did the exercises for 8 weeks, 3 sessions a week, and 45-60 minutes, and the control group continued their normal life. Pain, proprioception, and forward head posture angle were evaluated by visual analogue scale, cervical-cephalic relocation test, and craniovertebral angle, respectively. Data analysis was performed using repeated measure ANOVA and Bonferroni's post hoc test at an error level of 0.05 and using SPSS software version 26.The stabilization exercises group with and without thoracic mobility showed significant improvement in proprioception, pain, and posture compared to the control group (p≤0.001). There was no significant difference between the experimental groups (p≥0.05). However, the stabilization exercises group with thoracic mobility had more improvement in posture and pain.Performing neck stabilization with and without thoracic mobility exercises is an effective intervention in improving posture, proprioception, and reducing pain in women with chronic neck pain. Therefore, the use of this exercise protocol is recommended as an effective treatment approach for women with neck pain.

Most anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries occur when the athlete’s attention is focused on performing tasks and cognitive challenges. Dysfunction of the performance and proprioception of the knee joint in the condition of divided attention exposes a person to ACL injury. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of eight weeks of neuromuscular training with dual cognitive tasks on the performance and proprioception of futsal players with dynamic knee valgus deficits.30 futsal players with dynamic knee valgus deficit (mean age: 21.86 ± 3.27 years, weight: 68.91 ± 99.55 kg, height: 175.6 ± 6.49 cm) were purposefully selected and randomly divided into two groups (control=15, experimental=15). In the pre-test, performance by tuck jump test and single leg triple hop test, as well as proprioception of the knee joint by digital imaging of the goniometric method were evaluated. The experimental group participated in a neuromuscular training program with dual cognitive tasks for eight weeks. Both groups performed a pre-test prior to the training period and performed a post-test two days after the training period in the experimental group. After data collection, univariate analysis of covariance and independent t-test were used to examine the means and differences between groups at a significant level (P≤0.05).The results of statistical tests showed that there was a significant difference between the mean scores of the Tuck jump test (P = 0.001) and Single Leg Triple Hop Test (P = 0.001) between the subjects of the two groups in the post-test, so the experimental group performance was better than the control group. There was no significant difference in proprioception of the knee (P=0.459), however, the mean error of proprioception reconstruction was further improved in the experimental group.The results of the present study showed that performing neuromuscular training with dual cognitive tasks significantly improves performance and reduces knee proprioception error. Therefore, it is possible that combining neuromuscular training with dual cognitive tasks as a new training approach can be effective to prevent ACL injury.