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If you practice wrong head postures, then it can prove to be really harmful to your health in a number of ways. Forward head syndrome is a condition when your head is not properly aligned above your shoulders. This can lead to many health issues and problems. Your chiropractor can help you in understanding more about forward head syndrome and correcting the misalignment that ti causes.
When your spine and neck get out of alignment due to poor posture or some previous trauma, forward head syndrome takes place. Forward head syndrome happens when your chin and head sit forward of your shoulders. This syndrome makes you lose the normal spine curve in the neck. It also puts a lot of weight and pressure on the neck and the back and can pose a threat to the spinal cord and brain stem. Pain and trigger points in the back, TMJ or Tempero Mandibular Joint Dysfunction, poor posture, fibromyalgia, gastrointestinal conditions, tension headaches, reduced range of motion, neurological issues, loss of lung capacity and vertebral subluxation are some of the disease and health disorders that can result due to Forward Head Syndrome.
There are methods by which you can avoid the condition of forward head posture. For example, you can pay attention when you stand or sit so that you have the right posture where your knees, hips, ears, ankles and shoulders are all in a vertical line. There are some other ways by which you can avoid it like sitting up straight rather than keeping your shoulders rounded and making a hunched back, by not carrying a heavy purse or backpack on any of your shoulders and not looking down when using a computer.
