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Forward head posture is by many considered something you should fix and one of the main postural issues. But is it really or should you look somewhere else ?
Below are pictures of cephalometrics of people before and after jaw surgery.
As you can see the neck of all the people in these images in the after pictures is extended forward and up. In some it's more forward, in others more upward, but both movements are clearly present in all, to some extent. You can imagine how that would open up the airways (clearing of the airways is a very common benefit of jaw surgery).
All of these pictures are also taken immediately after surgery or after a few months.
The picture that I found most interesting is this one:
The one in the middle is right after surgery, as you can see from the swelling. That's when the bones are in the best configuration since they just got fixed. On the right is the same person after 15 month. As you can see his neck went back. It's still better than the starting point since at least the neck isn't as curved, but you can imagine how he could relapse completly by going further in that direction.
Below are pictures of cephalometrics of people before and after jaw surgery.
As you can see the neck of all the people in these images in the after pictures is extended forward and up. In some it's more forward, in others more upward, but both movements are clearly present in all, to some extent. You can imagine how that would open up the airways (clearing of the airways is a very common benefit of jaw surgery).
All of these pictures are also taken immediately after surgery or after a few months.
The picture that I found most interesting is this one:
The one in the middle is right after surgery, as you can see from the swelling. That's when the bones are in the best configuration since they just got fixed. On the right is the same person after 15 month. As you can see his neck went back. It's still better than the starting point since at least the neck isn't as curved, but you can imagine how he could relapse completly by going further in that direction.
