Purpose: The growing popularity of media devices such as smartphones and computers has made humankind to acquire forward head posture increasingly. This study aimed to compare static and dynamic postural stability between people with and without forward head posture. Methods: 15 male students with normal posture (24±4 years, 173±6 cm and 70±6 kg) and 15 male students with forward head posture ...

Background and Objective: Although there is evidence for an association between forward head posture and scapular muscles role, few studies consider the issue how this relationship might be. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare contribution ratio of scapular muscle during arm abduction in subjects with and without forward head posture. Methods: 18 female (mean age 22.6 years) wi...

Introduction: Forward head posture, which occurs often in conjunction with increased curvature in the upper body and rounded shoulder, is one of the most common postural deviations. Over time, this poor posture can contribute to the development of neck pain and shoulder dysfunction. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to design and develop a forward head rounded shoulder posture corrective ...

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the muscular activity timing during running in male children with forward head posture compared to healthy control ones. methods: 12 healthy male children with forward head posture (age: 11.7±1.4 years; height: 149.7±6.2 cm; Mass: 38.0±4.7 kg) and 16 healthy male children (age: 11.8±1.5 years; height: 148.2±6.6 cm; mass: 39.6±0.4 kg) were volunt...

Aims and background: Neck related dysfunction, especially chronic neck pain, has become considerably prevalent in society. Neck pain is the most prevalent pain in middle-aged women and is more common in women than men. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of respiratory exercises on pain, disability, proprioception and forward head posture in female patients with chronic neck pa...