A randomized controlled study with six months follow-up will be conducted to investigate the effects of sagittal head posture correction on 3D spinal posture parameters, back and leg pain, disability, and S1 nerve root function in patients with chronic discogenic lumbosacral radiculopathy . Participants will include 80 patients between 40 and 55 years experiencing chronic discogenic lumbosacral radiculopathy with a definite hypolordotic cervical spine and forward head posture and will be randomly assigned a comparative treatment control group and a study group. Both groups will receive TENS therapy and hot packs, additionally, the study group will receive the Denneroll cervical traction orthotic.
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The Change in cervical absolute rotatory angle
Timeframe: will be measured at three intervals :pretreatment, 10 weeks post treatment, and at six months of follow-up
The Change in anterior head translation
Timeframe: will be measured at three intervals :pretreatment, 10 weeks post treatment, and at six months of follow-up