Effect of Myofascial Release Technique Verses Conventional Therapy in Tension Neck Syndrome: A Research Protocol

Background: A pain in the neck and shoulder region is referred to as tension neck syndrome. Symptoms include neck and shoulder muscular discomfort, pain, tiredness, and stiffness, as well as headaches. Palpable stiffening patches, sensitive sots, and spasms on the trapezius or sternocleidomastoid muscles may be identified during the physical examination, which are commonly coupled with neck pain on the opposing side, as well as a decreased range of flexion, extension, or rotation. Tension neck syndrome is a prevalent occurrence among computer users. Methods: The participants (n=30) will be recruited in the study suffering from tension neck syndrome and meeting the inclusion criteria. Two groups will be formed such that patients in group A will be treated by myofascial release technique whereas group B will be treated by conventional therapy. The protocol will cover 2 weeks of treatment. Regular assessment will be carried out. In the rehabilitation period, we will evaluate activity of daily living. Our outcome measures will be Neck Disability Index (NDI) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Discussion: Tension neck syndrome is more common in women than in men, and it is linked to computer users including office professionals, students, and others. Efficacy of the myofascial release technique verses conventional therapy will be evaluated by using Neck Disability Index (NDI) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The result of the study will significantly provide affirmation on using myofascial release technique verses conventional therapy in tension neck syndrome patients.

АНАЛІЗ ІСНУЮЧИХ МОДЕЛЕЙ ТА ІНСТРУМЕНТІВ УПРАВЛІННЯ СТЕЙКХОЛДЕРАМИ ПРОЕКТУ

The existing tools and models for managing stakeholders of the project are analyzed. It is known that effective interaction with stakeholders positively affects on various aspects of project management. The article focuses on the need for stakeholder analysis as an integral part of the project. Great interest in this topic is related to the fact that the best results are shown by organizations that in the course of their work create value for all stakeholders. It is known that in the fifth edition of the PMBoK standard, stakeholder management was highlighted as a new independent branch of project management knowledge. Today, existing methods are intended for the level of contractors: project managers, management team, office professionals. But for the upper echelons of power there are no relevant management models. But this is the level of strategic decisions, on which about 50% of the success depends on.The article discusses theoretical and methodological approaches and stakeholder analysis models that allow to identify, evaluate the characteristics of the importance, strength, relevance of stakeholders and, depending on this, outline a strategy for managing interaction with them. It is concluded that existing methods, as a rule, consider the relationship between stakeholders and companies, but do not take into account the specifics of the project. Analyzed models and tools can be divided into 3 categories: quantitative, qualitative and complex. Quantitative models generate numerical data that can be converted to numbers. Qualitative models produce non-numerical data (visualization). Comprehensive - Combine several qualitative and quantitative models, or a combination of them. In addition, quantitative models are often complex tools that can only be used as part of an automated computing system.Thus, the development of effective methods for managing stakeholders in projects and programs is an urgent task.

Perceptions of Professional Competence in the Context of an Office-Based Workplace

Social Sciences literature has produced various conceptualisations of professional competence, in addition to models and taxonomies for its perception, assessment and acquisition. The need remains for a holistic model that addresses the varied use of this term. My study contributes to the efforts to develop such a model by investigating how office professionals perceive and negotiate the meaning of competence in interaction. Phase I combines thematic and interactional analyses of individual interview responses to visual stimuli from the sitcom W1A. Phase II combines thematic and interactional analyses of follow-up individual and group interviews with multimodal analysis of the visual stimuli. Four conceptualisations were present in my sample. Three were context-independent: competence as a level of attainment; competence as a set of characteristics required for an individual to fulfil a role; and competence as a set of characteristics required to fulfil a role, subject to training. The other was a dual construction in which competence denotes a set of characteristics required to fulfil a role and, in respect to a given role, denotes any characteristic required for that role. I suggest a multifaceted model that constructs professional competence as a level of attainment and defines context-dependent competencies required for ‘competent’ and ‘expert’ practitioners. To cite this paper please use the following details: Wall, H. (2019), 'Perceptions of Professional Competence in the Context of an Office-Based Workplace', Reinvention: an International Journal of Undergraduate Research, Volume 12, Issue 1, https://reinventionjournal.org/article/view/429/386. Date accessed [insert date]. If you cite this article or use it in any teaching or other related activities please let us know by e-mailing us at [email protected].

Tool and ideological knowledge in Street Outreach Office working process

OBJECTIVE To identify ideological knowledge and tool knowledgethat provide support to the Street Outreach Office working process. METHOD Qualitative and exploratory research. TwentyStreet Outreach Office professionals and six users collected the data, applying different semi-structured interview schedules for each category of participants. The resulting categories were analyzed in light of tool and ideological knowledge presented in the working process. RESULTS From the participant discourses the following ideological knowledge emerged: public policies and the needs of the person ina street situation and tool knowledge, as well as devices and tools for the care of people in street situations and a weekly schedule. CONCLUSION The focus on the working process discourse, supported by ideological knowledge, was verified. The structural dimension of the objective reality of the population in street situations was perceptible in the social determination of being situating on the street. When daily situations were revealed, the limitations to be overcome in the working process context were noticed.

«Great unidentified movement». Festivals in Volgograd as a tool of influence on the urban environment and development

The article discusses the concept of the festival as a form of organizing regional cultural life and a subject of cultural policy in the region, the current state of development of culture of Volgograd region. The authors present expert opinion on the work done on research of the festival movement in the Volgograd region of 80s – 90s of the XX century and now days. They examine not only festival practice, but the notion of the festival as a form of the organizing regional cultural life and the subject of cultural policy in the region. The authors analyze the current state of development of culture of the Volgograd region, the potential of cultural and symbolic resources of the region for the increase of its attractiveness for tourists, creation of conditions for changes in the social and economic situation in the region. There are comparative characteristics of socio-economic development of the Volgograd region and neighboring regions. It considers problems of development and preservation of the intellectual potential of the region. This article uses the materials of focus groups and in-depth interviews of organizers, idea creators, participants and spectators of the festivals. The participants of the festival movement formulate goals and objectives of the festivals, the conditions under which these festivals can become the factor of the region development. This study is an attempt to systematize the practical experiments with a view to develop approaches for the creation of the festival organization model as a form of territorial development with culture. The authors are experts in the field of cultural studies with theoretical and practical experience of implementing social and cultural projects. The article will be useful for office professionals and cultural managers, cultural specialists, potential authors of projects in the sphere of culture.