Stretching WON’T Fix Forward Head Posture [But THESE exercises will!]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 พ.ค. 2024
- Fixing forward head posture corrects more than aesthetics. Medical studies find that FHP leads to wear and tear on your spine, which can turn into neck pain, shoulder pain, and headaches. Yikes!
Let’s fix it!
Dr. B reviews the current studies on FHP, and then she and Coach E discuss why most fixes you see (like cobra pose and posture correctors) won’t work.
There are ways to correct forward head posture. The sequence you will learn here prioritizes deep spinal muscle strengthening over superficial ones. Follow along and take home the cheatsheet to practice this routine wherever you’re disconnected.
Let us know what you think in the comments below!
00:00 - Intro and Anatomy Details
STUDIES
04:12 - Study #1: Relationship between disc degeneration and forward head posture
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30554...
04:49 - Study #2: FHP and neck muscle tension
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
05:24 - Study #3: Chronic headaches/migraines
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
05:53 - Study #4: Shoulder impingement syndrome
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
06:25 - Study #5: The influence of FHP on breathing
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
THE EXERCISES
07:31 - ASMR: Lateral Neck
09:18 - Supine Chin Tuck
11:44 - Segmental Thoracic Mob
14:25 - T-Spine Extension ERE
17:40 - DIS: Shoulder Flexion / Lumbar Extension
OTHER RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED
20:25 - Download ROM Coach
21:24 - Save this routine in PDF format!
If you find this routine useful, download the cheatsheet to take it on the go!
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Eric is probably the only evidence based, sophisticated, articulate healthcare professional on TH-cam. I truly have the utmost respect and gratitude for him and the his channel.
Wow! Thanks for that.
Let us know if you ever need more advice or assistance :)
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
22 years old. Fwd head posture for probably like 10 years without doing anything about it. 2nd shoulder impingement this year led me here. These exercises show immediate relief for my pain. I will try to stick to it so once my shoulder has calm down i can focus on my hip and knee exercises again. Thank you guys, I wish you the best
Keep it up!
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@@PrecisionMovementCoachhow many minutes per day to reduce hunchback?
@@goutfromfriedokra3936 Start by doing the routine 2 - 3 times per week and you should notice changes after 2 - 4 weeks :)
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
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Coach Joshua, have you seen patients such as the experience of the first person who commented who have been in this state now more chronically for several years, revert their condition into normal posture?
Or would you say that for someone who has had this from adolescence to young adulthood to adulthood, their are permanent degenerative changes- ligament laxity involved that prevents a completely normal posture from being attained?
Your physio content is BY FAR the best physio content out there. Thank you so much guys! Really well produced content!
Thanks!
I am SO happy you mentioned headaches! I've been really working on stretching this area lately and have what feels like tension headaches so I was so confused. I appreciate you mentioning this as I work on better posture.
We are so happy that you found us and keep us posted on your progress :)
Been dealing with forward head posture along with a mild form of scoliosis and have been very self conscious about it since my mid teens. This is exactly what I'm dealing with and the daily pain is awful. Thanks for this vid, it was explained very well and so helpful.
Thanks for watching and let us know how the exercises go :)
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
When I do the Lateral Neck excercise I feel an incredible tension in my jaw muscles . Feels like i finally found a video that will help with my stiff neck and tinnitus
Keep us posted on your progress :)
I absolutely love your videos, clear explanation and follow along instructions.
Thank you SO much!
You are welcome!
Awesome video, thank you so much! The studies you linked are very interesting!
You are welcome and thanks!
So very grateful for you both. Most informative explanations and video. Most of all thanks for caring! I’ve had this for 40 years and now in serious pain along with TMJ. I am starting with these excercise today!
You are welcome and thanks for following along!
How is it going after 5 month? Are you recommend to start with this exercise? Thanks.
Updates? I got tmj too
You've done it again! This logical progression from the "Desk Jockey" series addresses an epidemic in the digital world, and for us older folk as well, whose professional life kept us at a desk or with head bowed to do close work like welding, sewing, cake decorating etc. I cannot tell you how many of my friends show up wincing with a diagnosis of compressed or deteriorating neck disks. When I lay on my back, I cannot touch the floor with my head! For now I use a foam roller as a pillow. I expect that eventually I''ll be able to dispense of that if I keep up this series. Your illustrations with the good Doctor were very helpful for understanding the subtleties. Thank you!
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Thank you for the chapters.
Very helpful videos
Glad you like them!
This was so helpful for understanding the dynamics of forward fold from mountain pose. Noticing where I was doing the forward head position while folding forward. Game changer right here ❤
We are so glad that you appreciate the exercises.
Thanks for trying them out :)
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
Finally someone figure this out Ive spent 100's of dollars on phisio doing rotor cuff exercies but I always shut my mouth becausevIm no doctor But somehow I always knew that how can you straiten a shoulder in a crooked frame, Sice Ive been doing posture exercises my impingment has improved
Good work .
Glad it helped!
How about spending some money on spelling lessons?
How can I appreciate the video? I got not enough words to say ! Great JOB guys.
Real humanity and help is here. Very generous information.
Thanks for following along and for your kind words :)
Thank you....your videos always make it count!
You are welcome!
Very impressed by the science behind the exercises and appreciate the explanations. Diagnosed with Baxter's neuropathy and partial tear in rotator cuff. Looking at nonconventional PT exercises to delay surgical options for as long as possible.
Thanks for joining us and keep us posted on your progress.
Also, check out this video:
th-cam.com/video/o9fiTFfW4uU/w-d-xo.html
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
What's a blessing I found this clip. Thank you so much for explaining and show anatomy before telling what is appropriate approach. Informative and Excellent. 🙏 ❤️
You are welcome!
More bullshit!
Finally got round to watching this video. I will literally do anything Coach E recommends. Always works.
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I love the detailed anatomy. Very helpful!
Glad that you think so :)
Feeling self conscious as a young teen, walking around w my head down, started FHP for 40 years. +Migraines +SI . I am using your ROM Coach app which is terrific 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽. Nice to see you both together IRL. Please do a video on lumbar spine, hips + golf swing. ⛳️
Thanks for following along and we hope that these exercises help.
Here's a great golf prep video:
th-cam.com/video/gnyPEYhhjko/w-d-xo.html
Is this what you are looking for?
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
How can you start?
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Matthew 20:28 NIV
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Excellent video! I appreciate the focus on deep muscluature. People NEED to know this stuff!
Absolutely!
I have had foward head posture and neck pain for years, I try to do the chin tuck daily but would often get headaches. I tried the myofascial release like you did before the exercises and I felt a click and the relief was amazing. M now following your whole workout. Thank you so so so so much, I slept so so well after just doing the release. Pls keep up the amazing work.....
Thanks for sharing!
I knew I had some forward head posture, which was not good but I didn't think it was too serious. Until recently. I went to an emergency room because of chest pain and in the hospital they found I had atrial flutter. I didn't expect that because I had none of the risk factors (obesity, smoking ...) - except one: obstructive sleep apnea. That itself was something I had none of the risk factors for - except FORWARD HEAD POSTURE. I am, naturally, *extremely* motivated now. Thank you, thank you, Coach E!
How’s your progress?! Do you snore at night? I feel like I stop breathing but they say snoring is a must have symptom for sleep apnea
@@Juggernaut365 I'd have to record myself to know if I snore and so far I haven't done it. I've just begun to do exercises for sleep apnea (tongue, throat, &c.) on TH-cam from a chiropractor, Adam Fields, in addition to Eric's. I think the combination is promising, but I don't expect a quick fix; maybe like three months.
Sorry this scared me to death. I have health anxiety and at one point I was fixated that lying in bed my head was a little more forward on the pillow of what it should be (I don't know if that is true or not) so I couldn't sleep at all trying to find perfect spot for my head (laying sideways). After I forgot doing this I feel mucn much better ... and now your comment simply freaked me out I'm probably not going to be able to sleep anymore 😭 Can you explain this forward head posture? How does it affect your sleeping? Do you have to do anything while you sleep, what type of pose do you sleep in. Sorry that got me extremely worried, please reply!
Congrats! You seem to have helped lots of people judging by the comments.
Before looking at them I was sceptical because my belief is good posture is to have a good extension between shoulders/toung and chin. At least when it comes to mental gains.
Glad that you found it helpful :)
Great video. Incredibly informative and knowledgeable. Thank you very very much 🙏
Thanks for following along!
wow - just found you and am watching several of your videos while taking notes so I can do the exercises. Like so many others - years of computer work. And the "task" chairs they make are horrible bc leaning back causes you to thrust your head forward and I find my hips slumping too. I'm constantly re-aligning myself in my chair, but my ears are over my mid collarbone now. Great education and I'm looking forward to putting these simple things into my morning routine.
Thanks for following along and keep us posted on your progress :)
This is a very helpful video, i have done something similar like this, it's very effective, thank you for explaining the details of movement !
It's our pleasure :)
Superb video, what a resource - thank you.
You are welcome!
This is the best I have seen on this topic! You both did a fantastic job of explaining what is going on, what are the future consequences if not corrected and how to correctly do the exercises with good explanations as to why you are doing what you are doing and the importance of the order. This will help me tremendously. Thank you so much for caring!
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for following along!
Good luck 👍
I've been actively trying to fix my back/neck/shoulder pain and forward head posture .. but doing it with degeneration between every disc in my spine , im 32. So the past few months, every day.. I work on it. Currently have a pinch somewhere that's causing bad pain in my left shoulder, between the shoulder blades,going up into my neck, lower back, down into my left elbow and into my forearm. The last time this happened I lost feeling through half of my left hand for about 3 weeks. I'm glad I found your channel because it seems to be more in depth and effective than a lot of others
Thanks for following along.
Consider starting this program which can help you to address multiple issues simultaneously:
www.precisionmovement.coach/foundation-for-movement-longevity-yt
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
@@PrecisionMovementCoach Thank you!! I will check that out and add it to my routine!!
Fantastic demonstration I appreciate that makes my movements easier & relaxing to with the breathing!🤗
Thanks :)
I'm looking forward to giving this a go in the morning. I suffer from intense tension headaches which I'm certain are posture related.
Let us know how it goes :)
Wow, really helpful and alleviating exercises!!! Thank you!!! 🙏
You are welcome!
This instantly relieved my shoulder pain …it must have croppped up after a painting session, where I was hunching
Nice work!
many thanks...love romcoach and the additonal videos and info.
You're welcome!
I can feel the muscles in my neck and back working. Thank you for this :)
I'm trying to fix my posture and neck hump...although school and doing art are kind of making it hard to fix it😅
You got this!
Thanks for wonderful technique.🙏
My pleasure 😊
Excellent video as usual. Thank you! Coach E and Dr B are my go-to for anything that ails me or my clients as it’s all based on straightforward anatomy and science and the latest studies and research, not gimmicky quick fixes (they don’t work!) I’m currently 5 weeks into their Foundation for Movement Longevity 6 week program and loving it. Also - yes, what is it with the modern car seat pushing our heads forward?!!
Thanks for following along!
That first exercise struck me as very effective. It gave a nice complete stretch. I'll give your teaching a shot. Thanks.
Good stuff!
Thank you so much for very professional exercises !
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Our pleasure!
Great. You guys are straight as a board. I've been doing a bunch of exercises to deal with my posture targeting the neck, mid back with face pulls, hip flexors and spine stretching. This is more I'll do at the gym this week.
Go for it!
Any update on how you’ve been progressing?
I keep coming back to this video because it really is effective. Great work!
Wow, thanks!
It's one of our faves too :)
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
Glad to hear this is helping you!
However, while it's great (and free!), it's still just a band-aid. If you want to get to the root causes of the pain so it stops coming back - and doesn't get or turn into something worse - check out our Shoulder Pain Solution program :
www.precisionmovement.coach/shoulder-pain-solution-yt
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
Very nice video! Great presentation!
Thanks!
Been googling forward head posture and found both of your videos! Thanks so much for your work, both of you!!
Really good info and exercises. Thank you!
You're welcome!
Really found this video valuable and provided some different techniques for aiding in correcting my thoracic stiffness and poor posture. Particularly the segmental thoracic mobility with the peanut balls: I found it extremely difficult to keep my head on the ground in my 4th and 5th areas up the T-spine. The side to side portion of that movement really tested my pain tolerance but rewarded me with a couple of nice cracks and I felt amazing when I stood up. Similarly, the DIS: Shoulder flexion/lumber extension movement really identified that I have been activating my T-spine erectors/rhomboids incorrectly. Thanks guys :)
Thanks for trying it out and keep up the great work!
Repent to Jesus Christ
“just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.””
Matthew 20:28 NIV
Excellent and comprehensive video!
Glad that you think so!
Thanks so much for this. ABout to download the app and will follow!
You're welocme!
Your tutorial for scapula was amazing....it improved my shoulders strength , push ups,n posture ...plz make a tutorial for pelvic floor muscles
Thanks for the suggestion!
Many beneficial tips presented here, thank you very much.
The strecth in 7:32 did wonders, added that to my stretching/relief regiment I do every other day.
Your channel content is a gold mine.👍
You're welcome! Keep up the good work!
thank you so much for you sharing your expertise. Very informative. I will definitely try the x5 exercises. kfl
Thanks for trying it out!
I am 22, my thoracic and cervical spine are straight and I have an incipient degenerative discopathy. I'm exercising with a kinesiologist, but the exercises I'm doing are very basic. I hope these exercises help me a lot, so thank you for uploading this video 🥺❤️
Try them out and let us know how they go!
Let us know if you ever need more advice or assistance :)
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
Thank you so much. This will help so many people
That is why we are here :)
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
Thanks a lot for this informative video
You are welcome!
Love the demonstration to better my posture!🤗
Happy to help :)
Thanks for pass your knowledge and help many people
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Fantastic video, much gratitude, thank you so much.
Thanks for watching :)
Thank you for sharing!!!
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1) The one at 17:40 is easy to do when at the computer. if i ever see clock hit either x:00 or x:30 throughout the day, i just stand up and do it. Really feel it in the side shoulders and feels good. Sometimes i miss it. 2) Another thing i've done, at 12:00, i don't have a foam roller yet. But i fold up an old pillow and it seems to work. So, when i got to bed, i lay on my back, with a folded up pillow under my upper spine, and i lay in day in that area (sometimes changing) for about 30 minutes. I do this before sleep. Really helps i feel, i try to keep chin tucked and neck flat on my bed. Bends my upper back into the i want it to go, to straighten spine. I have been doing this 3 days now. Also changed the way i sleep.. ill try to keep it up. i think it may have made a small difference already for neck posture. Thanks!
Keep up the awesome work!
These exercises worked wonderfully. They worked better and faster than what I learned in physical therapy on two different occasions. I've seen two different therapists for about 6 weeks at a time with a couple years in between and I only saw results after one physical therapist but it took 6 weeks.
After only doing these exercises for a few days, I am effortlessly holding up my posture and I have relief!!
Awesome!
You guys are a great team. Super thankful to stumble on your work. Coming from chek institute..
Awesome! Thank you!
Thank you for the headache warning. I always feel discouraged from doing this chin tuck exercises and scm release as I always have headache afterwards!
You are welcome and we hope that it helps!
@@PrecisionMovementCoach Could this also also fatigue back of neck and head muscle to the point as if i have difficulty keeping your head up? Thanks for all your work.
@@Cornbread671 it should not elicit that kind of reaction. Those muscles are quite strong. You might experience initial mild fatigue but it should subside as soon as you stop. - Coach Joshua, Team PM
Yes I got a headache as well! I thought maybe it was because I already had some sinus pressure this morning.
@@Cornbread671 it can with mctd
The exercises with the peanut really opened up my thoracic spine better than anything I have done for the past six months since I was diagnosed with costochondritis after eliminating all over causes of my extreme chest pain.
Awesome!
So happy to read that. Thanks for commenting :)
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
Thanks for such a great information
Glad it was helpful!
My whole torso became almost completely numb over a long period of time and I'm still working on getting back sensation. No one can tell me why, but strengthening my core is helping. But I realized today I still have this forward head posture that i've had since I was a kid. I think this probbaly was the first part of the chain reaction. It really annoys me beyond the numbness because it makes it make more tension to try to take a good breath in general, but particularly in yoga. So thanks for this video hopefully this will be helpful for me :)
We are glad that you found this video. Thanks fro trying it out and keep us posted on your progress.
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
how are you feeling now ?
Good motivation for everyone, facing that challenge... Get your neck free!
A forward head posture might very well have also a psychological impact..
Breathing well is clearly linked to feeling happier and more confident. A bad breathing causes anxiety and stress
Body-mind axis.
Changing one's posture is changing one mind.
Well put.
Thanks! I will try this exercises to fix my posture!
Have fun!
You do a great job of explaining and demonstrating. I so recommend Precision Movements. I’m 65 and being an artist, I’ve hunched over all my life. I’m ready to make this better with your exercises.
Thanks for following along!
Thank you for sharing.
You are welcome!
i had this back in high school, i had no idea until i saw a video of myself walking with it. i then just forced myself to hold my head up properly and i think it helped quite a bit.
That kind of awareness is definitely part of the solution :)
I‘m a Baseball player (pitcher) and I’m been dealing with a biceps tendinitis and bad posture for a while now….hope that help me…thank y for the great content 🙏🏼
Thanks for trying it out you are welcome!
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
came here from shoulder impingement video -- these first neck stretches are what I do in Qi Gong - now I know the bio-mechanics behind them! Always feel great after Qi Gong!
That is awesome to read!
Thanks so much for trying it out and for commenting.
We really appreciate the link to Qi Gong.
Let us know if you have any more questions :)
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
thank u so much for this video much love to you guys
You are so welcome and thanks for following along :)
I always had the pain in the back of my neck. Can’t cure it for three months, it’s like i slip my head from my pillow everyday. Waking up with the pain that i can’t turn my head to my back. I do the first exercise in your video and it works amazing. My pain almost gone aways just remain a little bit. I’m so happy with that cause i think i could never be cure. Thank you so much.
That's awesome! You are welcome :)
Excellent video..thank you🙏🏻
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Loving the video part browser!
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Thanks for your help
Any time :)
Very helpful thank you
You're welcome!
Greatful!! Thank you!
Happy to help!
I did this because it came on after my workout and I do whatever the tv tells me to sometimes. Not sure I needed this. My neck hurt and started cracking and popping for days now but this morning cracked into place and I’m experiencing some popping and snapping things in my neck and head, I think positive. Obsessed with stretching.
Thanks for trying it out!
Thank you so much. Please make a video about hunch back. I have a hump in my back. My spine over the years is now set to be a hunch back
Here you go:
th-cam.com/video/D67to97uhyQ/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/iLOryGxlssI/w-d-xo.html
:)
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
These are great! Thank you
Glad that you like them and you are welcome!
Just the best for my neck and spine!
Yay!
Thank you so much!
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Going to try to add this into my shoulder work to see if it helps decrease my pain
Let us know how it goes :)
I am 15 and already have a prwtty noticeable case of it I dont know much about anything but i decided that the earlier i start trying to fix it the better it will be for me i hope this works
You got this!
Thanks for trying it out.
Do the routine 2 - 3 times per week for 4 weeks and get back to us with a progress report :)
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
@@PrecisionMovementCoach thank you 💙
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for your videos. I have FHP, TMD, sleep apnea and regular tension headaches for 10+ years. Have seen many practitioners and tried many exercises but yours are definitely new and effective at taking away the tension from the occipital area and related headaches. However, I do notice that I get quite a bit of tension/soreness in the mid-upper thoracic area (roughly where the rhomboid muscles are - possibly deeper?) after doing the T-spine extension ERE. Also if I try to sit with correct posture during the day that area also gets a workout. I always try to keep my shoulders/scapular relaxed during your exercises and sitting. I am now sitting as I type, with some lumbar support and a relaxed posture, but feeling that pressure/soreness there as well. I was wondering if this is normal and to be expected as I progress, or if there is something else to be careful of?
Thanks for following along!
That is definitely normal and you will improve with time and practice :)
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
thank you very much for this. I developed very bad forward head posture over probably my whole lifetime due to chiari malformation & a syrinx involving all of my spine, also due to complications of other serious health issues and the not unusual lifelong history of medical neglect...all leads to depression etc and feeling like you have to hide away which probably makes it worse. Anyway... I will be doing some of these now - thanks. I won't be able to correct it as there's an ongoing cause, but i can reduce pain and stop it getting worse as fast.
You are welcome and thanks for trying them out :)
Smart specific effective exercise video. He explains key muscles critical to activate that will fix my bad posture. It’s complicated and subtle. I would like if he did exercise shirtless so back muscles involved may be easier to see
Glad that you like it and thanks for the suggestion!
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
These are great points! I find that T-spine extension ERE is really tough to initiate, how do you know or what can you do to cue yourself to maintain that thoracic ext?
We are happy that you appreciate the material.
Your T-spine ERE technique will improve with time and practice as it is tricky to tune into that region of the spine.
If you start with your spine fully extended (i.e. arched) then focus on keeping your t-spine in the exact same position while you tuck your tail (i.e. tilt your pelvis backward) and tuck your chin (i.e. flex your neck) then you will be in a good spot :)
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
This is gold!
Glad that you think so :)
Great video!!!
Glad that you think so!
Outstanding content
Just found you guys
Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for your videos. I have Scheuemans Kyphosis and at the age of 62 I have been told by my Osteopath that it cannot be fixed, that I can work on mobility and strength but that the kyphosis itself cannot be fixed. I have a great deal of pain daily and some of your exercises would be too painful for me at this stage but I am keen to start working on your suggestions. I'm very interested in your thoughts. Thanks again.
Thanks for following along! Let us know if you need more support or exercise modifications :)
- Coach Joshua, Team PM
Thank you!!
You are welcome!
Thank you so much.
You are so welcome!
Got to practice this
No doubt.
Excellent video.
Glad to read that :)
Great, thank you 😊
It's our pleasure :)
thank you all the way from the swiss alps
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