A posture judges whether the neck leans forward.

Stand naturally and see if the earlobe and shoulder are in line from the side.

If the earlobe is in front of the shoulder, it can be judged that the neck leans forward.

The harm of neck forward tilt

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Neck muscle tension becomes high and fat accumulates.

Chronic pain

Chronic damage to bones, muscles and fascia, causing pain. More than 80% headaches are caused by cervical vertebrae. Long-term muscle strain can easily lead to cervical disc herniation and cervical instability, and can induce cervicogenic headache in severe cases.

Affect the shoulders, back and waist.

Shoulders, back and waist will gradually feel traction pain, which is easy to cause long-term damage such as spinal diseases.

Long double chin

There are about 30 muscles connected to the cervical spine at the head position. If the neck is used to stretching forward, these muscles will become slack, leading to the appearance of double chins.

Produce neck lines

Neck muscles are prone to drooping, deepening in advance or producing neck lines.

Why does the neck lean forward?

This posture is usually caused by the muscles in the neck, back, chest and other parts, some are too nervous, some are too weak, and the overall strength is unbalanced. The weight of the head is about 5 kg. When the head leans forward, the stress on the neck will also increase.

When the forward tilt angle is 60 (the angle of playing mobile phone at ordinary times), the force on the cervical vertebra is 27ko.

And some bad habits in life will make the neck lean forward more seriously. For example:

Always bow their heads and play with their mobile phones

The posture of using the computer is incorrect.

sedentary

Lack of back exercise

The pillow is too high when sleeping.

Corrective movement

Answer. Lift your shoulders.

Shoulder and spleen naturally sink. When exhaling, the shoulders are lifted upward, and the cervical spine is slightly bent forward. At this time, you should be able to feel the muscles on both sides of the cervical spine tighten. Hold for two seconds, slowly lower your shoulders and return to your original position.

B. Look up on your stomach

Contrary to the posture of chronic injury such as "bowing your head", you can relax the muscles behind the cervical spine, hold your head with both hands, form resistance to the head, and tilt your head back to stretch the muscles in front of the cervical spine and restore its elasticity.

C. stretching sternocleidomastoid muscle

Put one palm on the head side, the head side bends to the arm side, and the arm struggles with the neck muscles.