Effect of Forward Head Posture on Resting State Brain Function
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Experimental Protocol and Intervention
2.3. Measurements
2.4. EEG Data Acquisition and Analysis
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Relative Spectral Power Regional Variations
3.1.1. Frontal Region
3.1.2. Parietal Region
3.2. Biomechanical Changes between Neutral and Forward Head Postures
3.3. Correlation Analysis
4. Discussion
4.1. Increased Gamma Activity in FHP
4.2. Muscular Stress in FHP
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Total (n = 33) | Men (n = 17) | Women (n = 16) | |
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Age (years) | 22.18 ± 1.88 | 22.88 ± 2.26 | 21.44 ± 0.96 |
Height (cm) | 169.95 ± 8.15 | 176.26 ± 5.56 | 162.80 ± 2.93 |
Weight (kg) | 67.14 ± 12.43 | 74.50 ± 10.60 | 59.33 ± 9.14 |
Functional CVA (°) | 39.65 ± 6.31 | 36.94 ± 5.94 | 42.52 ± 5.49 |
Regions | Variables | Forward Head (Mean ± SD) | Neutral (Mean ± SD) | T | FDR_p |
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Frontal | FP1 | 7.027 ± 7.737 | 4.528 ± 4.669 | 2.631 | 0.037 |
FP2 | 7.836 ± 8.029 | 4.597 ± 4.255 | 2.465 | 0.037 | |
F3 | 6.109 ± 6.181 | 4.023 ± 3.851 | 2.876 | 0.031 | |
AF4 | 8.443 ± 7.381 | 5.324 ± 4.777 | 2.800 | 0.031 | |
AFz | 4.972 ± 5.136 | 3.347 ± 3.638 | 2.976 | 0.031 | |
Fz | 3.89 ± 3.778 | 2.535 ± 2.116 | 2.925 | 0.031 | |
FC1 | 3.581 ± 3.487 | 2.571 ± 2.026 | 2.315 | 0.049 | |
FC2 | 4.295 ± 4.314 | 2.582 ± 2.067 | 2.549 | 0.037 | |
Central | CP1 | 3.082 ± 2.778 | 2.131 ± 1.713 | 2.498 | 0.037 |
Cz | 2.993 ± 2.582 | 2.083 ± 1.624 | 2.471 | 0.037 | |
Temporal | T7 | 10.404 ± 8.506 | 7.158 ± 7.036 | 2.984 | 0.031 |
Parietal | P7 | 4.746 ± 3.821 | 2.937 ± 2.299 | 4.420 | 0.002 |
P8 | 4.509 ± 3.809 | 2.793 ± 2.45 | 4.294 | 0.002 | |
P3 | 3.262 ± 2.417 | 2.335 ± 1.669 | 2.754 | 0.031 | |
P4 | 3.569 ± 3.035 | 2.374 ± 1.759 | 2.840 | 0.031 | |
Pz | 2.663 ± 2.204 | 1.880 ± 1.493 | 2.476 | 0.037 |
Variables | Forward Head (Mean ± SD) | Neutral (Mean ± SD) | T | p |
---|---|---|---|---|
CVA (°) | 39.564 ± 6.39 | 55.105 ± 4.947 | −13.165 | <0.001 |
Tone_R_LS (Hz) | 17.925 ± 1.7 | 17.206 ± 1.527 | 2.598 | 0.014 |
Tone_L_LS (Hz) | 18.25 ± 1.708 | 17.503 ± 1.922 | 3.498 | 0.001 |
Stiffness_R_SCM (N/m) | 209.485 ± 27.188 | 196.848 ± 18.226 | 3.399 | 0.002 |
Elasticitiy_R_Platysma | 1.421 ± 0.243 | 1.352 ± 0.2 | 2.158 | 0.039 |
Elasticity_L_Platysma | 1.398 ± 0.198 | 1.335 ± 0.142 | 2.526 | 0.017 |
CVA | |||||||
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Regions | Variables | Pearson’s r | p | Regions | Variables | Pearson’s r | p |
Frontal | FP1 | −0.132 | 0.322 | Central | CP1 | −0.174 | 0.193 |
FP2 | −0.190 | 0.152 | Cz | −0.174 | 0.192 | ||
F3 | −0.122 | 0.361 | Temporal | T7 | −0.144 | 0.281 | |
AF4 | −0.152 | 0.255 | Parietal | P7 | −0.266 | 0.044 * | |
AFz | −0.121 | 0.366 | P8 | −0.370 | 0.004 * | ||
Fz | −0.132 | 0.324 | P3 | −0.170 | 0.201 | ||
FC1 | −0.078 | 0.559 | P4 | −0.216 | 0.104 | ||
FC2 | −0.212 | 0.110 | Pz | −0.157 | 0.240 |
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Jung, J.-Y.; Lee, Y.-B.; Kang, C.-K. Effect of Forward Head Posture on Resting State Brain Function. Healthcare 2024, 12, 1162. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12121162
Jung J-Y, Lee Y-B, Kang C-K. Effect of Forward Head Posture on Resting State Brain Function. Healthcare. 2024; 12(12):1162. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12121162
Chicago/Turabian StyleJung, Ju-Yeon, Yeong-Bae Lee, and Chang-Ki Kang. 2024. "Effect of Forward Head Posture on Resting State Brain Function" Healthcare 12, no. 12: 1162. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12121162
APA StyleJung, J.-Y., Lee, Y.-B., & Kang, C.-K. (2024). Effect of Forward Head Posture on Resting State Brain Function. Healthcare, 12(12), 1162. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12121162