ARTICLE TYPE : LETTER TO EDITOR
Published on : 25 Jul 2026,
Volume - 2
Journal Title :
WebLog Journal of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
| WebLog J Phys Ther Rehabil
| WJPTR
Journal ISSN: 3071-401X
Source URL:
https://weblogoa.com/articles/wjptr.2026.g2505
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Letter to the Editor -"Effectiveness of Multimodal Ergonomic Interventions Versus Standard Postural Education for Smartphone-Related Postural Dysfunction: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial"
2Professor, PhD (Physiotherapy), Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India
Abstract
We read with considerable interest the three-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) by Muthukrishnan and Rajadurai (2026) comparing Multimodal Ergonomic Intervention (MEI), Wearable Posture Biofeedback Training (WPBT), and Standard Postural Education (SPE) for smartphone-related postural dysfunction (SRPD). The study addresses a clinically significant and growing public health burden, and the authors are commended for their prospective CTRI registration, assessor-blinding, and intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis. However, several methodological concerns — evaluated against the CONSORT 2010 framework for parallel-group RCTs [1] — merit attention before the findings can be applied with full confidence in clinical and educational practice.
Citation
Meel T, Sharma S, Kumar R. Letter to the Editor -"Effectiveness of Multimodal Ergonomic Interventions Versus Standard Postural Education for Smartphone-Related Postural Dysfunction: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial". WebLog J Phys Ther Rehabil. wjptr.2026.g2505. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21742223