Forward Head Posture

Forward head posture (FHP) is a common condition where your head is positioned with your ears in front of your body’s vertical midline. In normal or neutral head posture, your ears line up with your shoulders and midline.

FHP can cause neck pain, stiffness, an unbalanced gait, and other side effects. It’s also often associated with rounded shoulders, called kyhposis 

The good news is that you can usually fix it by: 

Stretching and strengthening exercises along with paying attention to good posture relieves side effects and restores better posture.

FHP is also called “text neck”, because it results from prolonged bending toward at a computer screen, or hunching over a laptop or cell phone. It’s also associated with the loss of muscle strength in the aging process.

Pain management 

Postural Alignment,  balance, and gait. 

Cervical Retraction

Scapular Retraction

Balance Training ( If dysfunction presents)

Range of Motion, Joint Mobility and Flexibility

Cervical Range of Motion Exercises

Shoulder Range of Motion Exercises

Cervical Traction

Thoracic manual techniques 

Stretching Exercises of tight structures- Trapezius, Scalenes, SCM, Pectoralis Major and Minor.

To reduce spasm

Myofacial release massage 

Ischemic Compression (Ischemic compression is a mechanical treatment of myofascial trigger points that consists of application of sustained pressure for a long enough time to inactivate the trigger points. Pressure is sustained for 10 to 20 second). 

Positional release technique (to relieve tension headache)

Muscle Strength and Endurance

Cervical isometric strengthening exercises (initial phase) progressing to isotonic and dynamic strengthening exercises.

Strengthening exercises for scapular retractors (Rhomboids, middle Trapezius). Postural Alignment