Background: Children with visual impairment don’t have sufficient visual acuity to participate easily
in everyday activities and then, maladaptive postural alignment is exist including sway back posture,
kyphosis, forward head and rounded shoulder.
Aim: This research aimed to evaluate the efficiency of muscle energy technique on forward head
posture as well as cervical mobility in visually impaired children.
Methods: Forty children with visual impairment of both sexes aged 8-14 years have been enrolled in
this research. They have been assigned into two equal groups at random; the study group receives sub
occipital muscle energy technique and both groups receive deep cervical flexor training for 6 weeks.
AutoCAD software was used to analyze cervical angles including Craniovertevral (CVA),
Craniorotational (CRA), Craniohorizontal (CHA) and, cervical ROM device has been employed to
evaluate cervical mobility in all directions for both groups, before and after treatment.
Results: After treatment findings revealed a significant increase in Craniovertebralangle (CVA),
cervical ROM in all directions while, a significant decrease in Craniorotational (CRA) and
Craniohorizontal (CHA) angles (P |
