| Dae-Hyun Kim | 1 Article |
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<title>Objectives</title>
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine whether the cranial vertebral angle (CVA) and the range of motion (ROM) was different between participants with a forward head posture (FHP), with or without pain.</p></sec>
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<title>Methods</title>
<p>Forty-four participants who had FHP participated in this study. The FHP was assessed digitally by measuring a lateral view the CVA for each subject. A cervical ROM device measured the cervical ROM. The volunteers were allocated to either, with pain (<italic>n</italic> = 22), or without pain (<italic>n</italic> = 22) groups, and pain was evaluated using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale.</p></sec>
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<title>Results</title>
<p>The FHP in the pain group showed a significant difference in the CVA, and the cervical ROM in both flexion and extension, compared with those in the FHP without pain group (<italic>p</italic> < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis indicated that the occurrence of cervical area pain was higher amongst subjects who had a decreased CVA and flexion motion.</p></sec>
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<title>Conclusion</title>
<p>This study suggested that decreased CVA and cervical flexion range, were predictive factors for the occurrence of pain in the cervical region.</p></sec>
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