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Forward head posture (FHP)[1] is an excessively kyphotic (hunched) thoracic spine. It is clinically recognized as a form of repetitive strain injury.[citation needed] The posture can occur in dentists,[2] surgeons,[3] and hairdressers,[4] or people who spend time on electronic devices.[citation needed] It is one of the most common postural issues. There is a correlation between forward head posture and neck pain in adults, but not adolescents.[5]
Having both forward head posture and rounded shoulders is known as upper crossed syndrome.[6]
(1) Overworked muscles down the back of the neck strengthen, strain, scar and shorten; (2) middle and lower back support muscles weaken; (3) hunching upper back joints eventually freeze like that; (4) muscles at the front of the neck work less and weaken, so chin pokes out.
^Fernandez-De-Las-Penas, Cesar; Alonso-Blanco, Cristina; Cuadrado, Maria Luz; Gerwin, Robert D.; Pareja, Juan A. (2006). "Trigger Points in the Suboccipital Muscles and Forward Head Posture in Tension-Type Headache". Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 46 (3): 454–460. doi:10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00288.x. PMID 16618263. S2CID 12973647.
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^Mahmoud, Nesreen Fawzy; Hassan, Karima A.; Abdelmajeed, Salwa F.; Moustafa, Ibraheem M.; Silva, Anabela G. (2019). "The Relationship Between Forward Head Posture and Neck Pain: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine. 12 (4): 562–577. doi:10.1007/s12178-019-09594-y. PMC 6942109. PMID 31773477.
^Mujawar, Junaid Chandsaheb; Sagar, Javid Hussain (2019). "Prevalence of Upper Cross Syndrome in Laundry Workers". Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 23 (1): 54–56. doi:10.4103/ijoem.IJOEM_169_18. ISSN 0973-2284. PMC 6477943. PMID 31040591.
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