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This restricts the airway and leads to breathing difficulties. Neither before or after “correction” is optimal, but the idea that the back of the head should be in line with the back is as widespread as it is wrong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57bb571e414fb567907cdad9/1598648992330-FW0NN5NRG7M5SZ34ZDKH/HeadForwardUpwithLarynx.jpg Forward Head Posture On the left we see a figure with his head pulled back to be in line with the back. As a result the airway (colored blue) that leads from the back of the nose down into the lungs is constricted. On the right we see a figure with his head forward of the back, with the sternum flat. As a result the airway is unrestricted. This image was made by Jeando Masoero and can be found in this article by Masoero. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57bb571e414fb567907cdad9/1598649496973-F8EJMKDXU2JIHIHT33M2/image-asset.jpeg Forward Head Posture These pictures of F.M. Alexander are annotated to show that the back of his head is forward of his back. Clearly this is nothing like “forward head posture.” The difference is in the torso. The annotations were done by Jeando Masoero and this image can be found in this article by Masoero. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57bb571e414fb567907cdad9/1598649465655-D11PF4BDS298SZ8SZ3F8/Tapping_posturalPerturbations_0.jpeg Forward Head Posture Here is a picture of Jeando Masoero demonstrating a procedure where one hops their feet up and down without disrupting the structure of the back or poise of the torso. It’s been annotated to show how the head is forward of the back, but again, it looks nothing like “forward head posture.” This image can be found in this article by Masoero. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57bb571e414fb567907cdad9/1598650029210-IF6XC2CVP5HTA9HC3T3B/image-asset.png Forward Head Posture Before and after “correction” the upper torso it tilted. The very upper back is tipped back and down. This causes a rotation of the entire upper torso. As a result the lower part of the upper torso (the ribs) is pushed forward and up. The overall effect of this frozen rotation is that one’s stature is shortened. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57bb571e414fb567907cdad9/1598650652132-6LBDIKMDP0Y9JPRZ64DF/image-asset.jpeg Forward Head Posture Even in the “correct” example we see that the upper torso is very much still tilted back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57bb571e414fb567907cdad9/1598650832790-LQ1JRCA49P3KTD78LWZ4/image-asset.jpeg Forward Head Posture The entire upper torso is even more tilted back and down after “correction.” The slope of the sternum is more severe. The ribs are pressed further forward. The head is retracted as if in surprise. The throat is considerably constricted after the “correction.” Both the before and after pictures show a person with a malfunctioning torso. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57bb571e414fb567907cdad9/1598651049123-XYKO4HMDCUZ5I7HZY21P/drill.png Forward Head Posture The form of a drill sergeant. The head is so retracted we might call it “backward head posture.” This picture was used by F.M. Alexander in his final book The Universal Constant in Living. Jeando Masoero has added visuospatial instruments. Taken from this article by Masoero. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57bb571e414fb567907cdad9/1598821007355-SMXY1PKEVDGMB4CSM2DU/image-asset.png Forward Head Posture The person in the picture can’t move their head back without pulling the upper torso back. This results in a rotation of the upper torso that pulls the top of the torso back and down, and pushes the lower part of the upper torso forward. Arrows indicate how the ribs and bottom of the sternum are pulled forward, and how the top of the sternum is pulled back and down. The entire upper torso is rotated back and down. The sloping of the sternum is made more severe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57bb571e414fb567907cdad9/1598652051946-ST6IPDLLALJFAMHZHGSP/AlexanderBlockAnalysis-1024x592.png Forward Head Posture The figure on the left demonstrates drill sergeant posture. The result is that the head is back and the sternum is sloped. On the right we see a figure showing genuine good posture. The back of the head is forward of the back and the sternum is flat. Though the head is “forward,” it looks nothing like “forward head posture” because the torso is properly aligned to support the head and neck. This image was made by Jeando Masoero and can be found in this article by Masoero. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57bb571e414fb567907cdad9/1598715118064-S0Y43PGJLW0KJ2HUKY5B/jmangle.png Forward Head Posture Here, in an example of genuine good posture, we see that there is no angle between the sternum and neck because the sternum is flat, so it doesn’t meet with a line drawn through the neck and ear. The original image can be found in this article by Masoero. The black lines have been added by me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57bb571e414fb567907cdad9/1598715845705-KEX2I9CVAZKK7SRI24WH/fangle2.png Forward Head Posture Here we see another “correction” where the sternum (and entire upper torso) has been tilted back to get the head back, which increases the slope of the sternum by bringing the top of the sternum back while pushing the bottom of the sternum and ribs forward. Here is a clear example of going from one unbalanced position to another. 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