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Background: Forward head posture, present in approximately 60% of individuals with neck pain, is commonly associated with muscular imbalances, including weakness of the deep neck flexors and overactivity of the cervical extensors and superficial neck flexors, which may compromise cervical spine stability. This pilot study compared therapist-guided postural correction (using manual or verbal cues) with self-directed exercise on pain, disability, cervical alignment, and psychosocial outcomes in individuals with neck pain. Methods: Twenty-one participants with neck pain were randomly assigned to one of three groups (n=7, each): manual guidance (MG), verbal guidance (VG), or self-exercise (SE). All participants completed 12 intervention sessions over four weeks (three sessions per week). Outcomes were assessed pre- and post-intervention using the numeric rating scale for pain, the Korean neck disability index, craniovertebral angle for postural assessment, and the 12-Item short form health survey (SF-12) for psychosocial status. Results: All three groups showed significant improvements in pain and functional disability after the intervention (p<.05). However, CVA significantly improved only in the MG and VG groups, both pre- and post-intervention (p<.05). Additionally, the degree of change in these variables differed significantly among the groups (p<.05), with the MG group showing significantly greater improvements than the SE group (p<.05). Conclusion: All interventions were effective in reducing pain and improving physical function. However, therapist-led exercise relieves pain and improves function, and postural correction—particularly with manual guidance—was associated with a greater tendency toward cervical alignment improvement. These results suggest that professional involvement in postural retraining may provide additional benefits for individuals with neck pain.

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ABSTRACT
I. 서론
Ⅱ. 연구 방법
1. 연구 대상자
2. 평가 방법
3. 중재 방법
4. 분석 방법
Ⅲ. 연구 결과
1. 연구 대상자의 일반적인 특성
2. 통증 수준
3. 목의 기능장애 수준
4. 머리척추각
5. 삶의 질
Ⅳ. 고찰
Ⅴ. 결론
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• 이주영 [ Ju-young Lee | 대전대학교 보건과학대학원 물리치료학과 대학원생 ]
• 이인수 [ In-su Lee | 신성대학교 물리치료과 겸임교수 ]
• 김선엽 [ Suhn-yeop Kim | 대전대학교 보건의료과학대학 물리치료학과 교수 ] 교신저자

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• 간행물명

  대한정형도수물리치료학회지 [The Journal of Korean Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy]

• 간기

  연3회

• pISSN

  1226-3680

• eISSN

  2508-7282

• 수록기간

  1995~2025

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 512 DDC 615