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Poor Posture? You probably have breathing problems too- Here’s what the research says

Updated: May 12, 2023

Poor Posture? You probably have breathing problems too- Here’s what the research says The link with POOR posture and Breathing problems


Poor Posture? You probably have breathing problems too- Here’s what the research says
Poor Posture? You probably have breathing problems too- Here’s what the research says

I talk about it all the time, poor posture and bad lifestyle choices can have negative affects on the body


Research looked into if you had forward head posture, whether it could lead to respiratory dysfunction


So what is exactly forward head posture


Well one of the first lifestyle habits i ask my patients is how long are you spending on the devices, as its recommended that it be a max of 30 minutes a day - i usually get a response of laughs or big shock eyes as most are clearly spending WAY more than 30 minutes a day on devices


So becuase of this and other lifestyle choices like the way we sit, stand etc we can develop forward head posture


Bad neck posture consist of hyperextend ion of the upper cervical vertebrae and forward translation of the cervical vertebrae - causing loading on the tissues like the facet joints and ligaments


Some signs and symptoms you have forward head posture are

  • neck pain

  • Headache

  • TMJ (temporomandibular pain)

  • Musculoskeletal


The results found that the forward head posture caused EXPANSION of the upper thorax and CONTRACTION of the lower thorax - these changes cased a DECREASE in respiratory function


These findings suggest that the shape of the thorax changed and respiration decreased with forward head posture relative to a neutral head position - the person didn’t necessarily have to have neck pain to have the breathing dysfunction


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J Phys Ther Sci. 2019 Jan; 31(1): 63–68. Published online 2019 Jan 10. doi: 10.1589/jpts.31.63

PMCID: PMC6348172PMID: 30774207

Effect of forward head posture on thoracic shape and respiratory function

Taiichi Koseki, PT, MS,1,2 Fujiyasu Kakizaki, PT, PhD,3 Shogo Hayashi, MD, PhD,4,* Naoya Nishida, PT, MS,1,5 and Masahiro Itoh, MD, PhD1

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