Poor Neck Posture – Why Does It Hurt So Much ?

Poor neck posture leads to a Forward Head Position which is one of the most common causes of neck, head and shoulder tension and pain. This can be a result of injuries like sprains and strains of the neck leading to weak neck muscles, problems sleeping positions and the illustrated examples of driving stress, computer neck, couch neck and readers neck along with improper breathing habits.

For every inch that the head moves forward in posture, it increases the weight of the head on the neck by 10 pounds!

In the example to the left a forward neck posture of 3 inches increases the weight of the head on the neck by 30 pounds and the pressure put on the muscles increases 6 times.

Long term abnormal neck posture leads to straining of muscles, disc herniations