Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Neuromuscular and Neurosurgery

Background: Clinical pathologists are highly trained medical professionals who play an essential part in the diagnosis and therapy planning of malignancies and inflammatory diseases. Their work require long periods of microscope and computer work and assuming awkward posture most of work time whether sitting or standing. This make them at risk of musculoskeletal disorders like forward head posture and cervicogenic headache. Purpose: Of this study was to investigate the prevalence of forward head posture and cervicogenic headache among clinical pathologists. Methods: There were 100 of clinical pathologists in the study. Age between 23 to 45 years of both sexes were recruited from many hospitals; Elmenshawy general hospital, Elhomiat Hospital and several laboratory clinics; saridar lab., first Lab., Alshefaa lab., Alahram lab. many other laboratory clinics. The diagnostic criteria developed by cervicogenic headache International study group for diagnosis of cervicogenic headache was used, the photography was used to measure the craniovertebral angle as an indicator for presence of forward head posture, the auto CAD (2014) software program was used to analyze the photos and the (CROM) was used to measure range of motion deficits. Results: The statistical analysis revealed that the percent of (CGH) among clinical pathologists were (48%) had cervicogenic headache. While there were (52%) of had no cervicogenic headache. The percent of Forward head posture were (95%) of clinical pathologists. While there were (5%) had normal angle

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