Forward Head is A Major Sign of Dysfunction
The combination of sedentary living and an abundance of flexion–based activities has devastating consequences on your whole structure. Those consequences tend to be easiest to visualize when looking at the head and neck.
Any time you see a Forward Head Position (FHP) you know there is an tremendous burden of stress on that person’s entire body. The loss of normal head position doesn’t just affect the head and neck; it negatively impacts your whole physical structure and directly stands in the way of your body’s ability to function normally. After a FHP is when you begin to see other structural deformations begin to show up like:
- Trap Sign (Tense, over-developed, hypersensitive neck muscles)
- Rounding & internal rotation of the shoulders
- Hyperkyphosis (or “Hump Back”)
- Bunions
- Flattening of the Feet
- Clawing of the Hands
Once Posture Prolapse has been set into motion and these types of structural changes have taken place, you are likely to see functional problems like stiffness, restricted motion, difficulty breathing and fatigue begin to up.