The Surprising Link Between Bad Posture and Headaches

Forward Head Posture Leading to Headaches

The Surprising Link Between Bad Posture and Headaches

The relationship between neck pain and migraine can be explained by central sensitization of the trigeminocervical complex.

New research shows patients who had lower flexor muscle strength and higher extensor muscle strength were more likely to have migraines

This means that patients with a forward head posture are more likely to experience migraine headaches

Reference

Extensor/flexor ratio of neck muscle strength and electromyographic activity of individuals with migraine: a cross-sectional study.

Benatto MT1, Florencio LL2, Bragatto MM3, Lodovichi SS3, Dach F4, Bevilaqua-Grossi D3.

Emerging evidence of occipital nerve compression in unremitting head and neck pain

Pamela Blake & Rami Burstein

The Journal of Headache and Pain volume 20, Article number: 76 (2019)