Variability of the Forward Head Posture in Healthy Community-dwelling Older Women

Nemmers, Theresa M.; Miller, Janice Williams; Hartman, Merrillyn D

doi:10.1519/00139143-200932010-00003

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“…It is evident that the FHP angle measured in the present study is not within the range that could cause the deformity of RSP. Nemmers and others set the limit of FHP as <53° of CVA13, 17, 18 ) . However, while Yip and others8 ) suggested that lower CVA led to a higher frequency of neck pain, they did not propose a certain angle range to identify FHP.…”

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Correlation between rounded shoulder posture, neck disability indices, and degree of forward head posture

Kim

2016

J Phys Ther Sci

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[Purpose] The present study aimed to examine the correlation between rounded shoulder posture, neck disability indices and the degree of forward head posture. [Subjects and Methods] Subjects aged 19–24 years were selected for this study, and the craniovertebral angle was used to measure the degree of forward head posture in the standing and seated positions. Vernier calipers were used to measure rounded shoulder posture in the supine position, and neck pain and functional disability were assessed using neck disability indices. [Results] Angle and neck disability indices in both standing and sitting posture positions exhibited a significant inverse relationship. However, no significant correlation was detected between the craniovertebral angle and rounded shoulder posture for the standing and sitting posture positions. [Conclusion] In conclusion, it was demonstrated in the present study that, depending on the degree of forward head posture, changes were detected in the neck disability indices. However, even an increase in the forward head tilt angle did not lead to rounded shoulder posture. Therefore, maintaining proper posture may prevent postural pain syndrome, functional disability, and postural deformity.

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Correlation between rounded shoulder posture, neck disability indices, and degree of forward head posture

Kim

2016

J Phys Ther Sci

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“…Head-neck alignment was close to neutral in the N-WC, whereas the head was positioned anteriorly the trunk in the S-WC. FHP increases with age [20,21] and is higher in elderly than in young individuals [20][21][22][23]. FHP causes the posterior neck muscles to shorten, increases the load on the joints and ligaments, and weakens the muscles [6,24].…”

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The effect of a newly developed wheelchair with thoracic and pelvic support on cervical movement and muscle activity in healthy elderly women

Sawada

Hatta

Kishigami

et al. 2015

European Geriatric Medicine

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Background: As the population ages, the number of elderly individuals using a wheelchair is increasing. A standard wheelchair with a vertical backrest (S-WC) pushes on a kyphotic spine and exacerbates forward head posture. Forward head posture limits cervical movement. We used a new wheelchair (N-WC) that does not exacerbate thoracic kyphosis. The N-WC does not have a flat backrest, but has a support belt for the thorax and pelvis. The purpose of this study was to compare head-neck angle, cervical range of motion, and cervical muscle activity in the N-WC and the S-WC in healthy elderly women. Methods: We measured head-neck alignment, trunk tilt angle, cervical muscle activity, and pressure distribution on the backrest. Data from 17 subjects were analyzed. Results: Head-neck angle was close to neutral in the N-WC. The trunk was tilted further back and the area over which pressure was distributed on the backrest was expanded in the N-WC. Cervical range of motion and cervical muscle activity during neck extension were significantly greater in the N-WC than in the S-WC, but during neck flexion, there was no significant difference between the wheelchairs. Conclusion: In the N-WC, head-neck alignment was close to the neutral posture because the wheelchair support belt accommodated kyphosis and did not push the spine forward, so cervical muscle activity may be reduced when at rest. These results suggest that the N-WC prevented forward head posture and improved cervical movement and muscle activity. (C) 2014 Elsevier Masson SAS and European Union Geriatric Medicine Society. All rights reserved

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“…An evaluation of the head posture was conducted by measuring the craniovertebral angle, which is the angle between the horizontal line passing through the seventh cervical spinous process (C7) and the line extending from the tragus of the ear to the spinous process of C7. Digitalized lateral‐view photography was used to measure the craniovertebral angle.…”

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Scapular Upward Rotator Morphologic Characteristics in Individuals With and Without Forward Head Posture: A Case‐Control Study

Khosravi

Peolsson

Karimi

et al. 2018

J of Ultrasound Medicine

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Variability of the Forward Head Posture in Healthy Community-dwelling Older Women

Cited by 54 publications

References 13 publications

Correlation between rounded shoulder posture, neck disability indices, and degree of forward head posture

Correlation between rounded shoulder posture, neck disability indices, and degree of forward head posture

The effect of a newly developed wheelchair with thoracic and pelvic support on cervical movement and muscle activity in healthy elderly women

Scapular Upward Rotator Morphologic Characteristics in Individuals With and Without Forward Head Posture: A Case‐Control Study

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