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Head First
I S YO U R H E AD O N T O P O F
YO U R B O DY O R T O O FAR
F O RWAR D ?
by Vreni Gurd
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SOMETIMES HEAD FIRST IS
NOT THE BEST IDEA.
A forward head can be
the root cause of all kinds
of problems in the body,
including headaches, jaw pain,
neck and shoulder pain, and
back pain.
It makes good sense that the body works
best if all the blocks are stacked up
properly, but your profession often requires
you to sit in front of a computer, and that
tends to pull your head forward. Away
from work you might relax b y slumping
into a sofa to watch TV, which curves
your upper back, also bringing your head
forward. Over time your postural habits
“harden.” If you are constantly holding a
particular posture and not moving through
the opposite range of motion, you will lose
the motion you don’t use.