| 5 Tips For The Correction Of Forward Head Posture: | | | | posture easily and effectively. |
| Forward head posture is a very common imbalance | | | | 3. Ensure you have proper ergonomics in your car, at |
| seen today. Correction of forward head posture | | | | work, and at home. |
| takes awareness, resolution of underlying causes, and | | | | Make sure your computer height is optimal at work |
| repetition to make a lasting impact. These five tips | | | | and home. Another great trick to do in your car is to |
| will help you get faster results. | | | | move your rear view mirror just an inch higher. This |
| 1. Focus on lifting your chest, not just tucking your | | | | will remind you to sit straight while driving. |
| head back. | | | | 4. Eliminate food allergies. |
| In most cases, forward head posture is accompanied | | | | Food allergies, particularly to gluten, soy, and dairy, |
| by rounded shoulders and a slouched upper back | | | | can cause your nasal passages to clog, and make it |
| posture. In this scenario, simply retracting your head | | | | more challenging to breathe. Forward head posture is |
| will not correct the problem. In fact, this can cause a | | | | very common to individuals that mouth breathe. |
| jamming of the lower cervical vertebra. A simple | | | | Think about it, what do they teach during CPR to |
| instruction to help you lift you chest is to imagine you | | | | help someone open their airway? Tip the head back. |
| have a helium balloon attached to each of your chest | | | | In a standing position, this is done by extending the |
| muscles, and they are lifting them toward the ceiling. | | | | cervical spine, which inevitably leads to forward head |
| Many times, just lifting the chest causes a natural | | | | posture. |
| retraction of forward head posture. | | | | 5. Stop doing endless amounts of crunches. |
| 2. Perform "chin retractions". | | | | Excessive amounts of abdominal training, particularly |
| A great way to re-program yourself to get rid of | | | | crunches, can cause an adaptive shortening of the |
| forward head posture is to perform 10 chin | | | | abdominal muscles, which then pulls down on the |
| retractions every hour on the hour throughout the | | | | upper body, leading to forward head posture. This |
| day. If you do this throughout an 8 hour workday, | | | | can easily be corrected by performing an appropriate |
| along with lifting your chest, you will have done 80 | | | | amount of exercise for the muscles that lift the |
| postural corrections! This will help you re-pattern your | | | | chest and shoulders back and down. |