Correlation between Craniovertebral Angle and Balance Ability in Forward Head Posture
Keywords:
craniovertebral angle, balance ability, forward head postureAbstract
Background and objective: As a result of a poor forward head posture, the upper cervical spine is stretched and the lower cervical spine is bent, causing a loss of balance to the body, neck pain, shortening of the neck muscles and deep neck muscle weakness. The objective of this study was to observe the relationship between the forward angle of the neck (craniovertebral angle; CVA) and balance through the functional reach test (FRT) in healthy subjects with a forward head posture.
Methods: The relationship between CVA and FRT test was examined in 26 volunteers.
Results: The correlation between CVA and FRT demonstrated a correlation coefficient of 0.23, which presented no statistically significant correlation (p = 0.25).
Conclusion: The correlation between CVA and FRT was low, with no correlation between protruding neck angle and posture ability as observed via the FRT test in healthy individuals.
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