New combo therapy aims to fix rounded shoulders and neck pain
NCT ID NCT07573553
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding rib mobilization to standard posture exercises helps people with upper crossed syndrome — a common condition causing forward head posture, rounded shoulders, and neck pain. Sixty-four adults aged 20 to 45 will be split into two groups: one gets rib mobilization plus exercises, the other gets exercises alone. The goal is to see if the combo reduces pain and improves posture and rib mobility over 4 to 6 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Rib mobilization and postural correction exercises
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a more effective physical therapy approach for upper crossed syndrome, reducing pain and improving posture.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 64 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and the added benefit of rib mobilization over exercises alone may be small or absent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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District Headquater Haripur
RECRUITINGChak Six Hundred Twenty-four, Khyber Pakhtunkhwat, 22620, Pakistan
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