Forward Head Posture

[trigeminalneuralgia]

i wanna get my pec minor muscle cut out

im so tired of this

im going to ask for botox in my pec minor and see if i notice anything improvement. 

[ExcitablePancakes]

Wait.. After only reading page 1 (forgive me), can someone explain what forward head posture is to someone who could be doing it unknowingly? My head actually leans forward as if I'm looking forwards and slightly downward, so if it's basically leaning your head back and keeping your chin out, I've only done that a few times consciously as it probably makes my chin look more "positive" and in line with my nose, despite it making my forehead look more sloped.. Who thinks of these things you ask? I'm neurotic, I know. lol
 

[trigeminalneuralgia]

nono its good youre paying attn to things like that!!  i wish i did before i hurt myself



this is upper cross syndrome, it involves really more than just your neck, also there's lower cross ( lower body) syndrome.  i have both

a gross over summarizatin would be its MAJOR muscle imalances, particular muscles, theres always a pattern, leads your upper or lower body to look collapsed




also tucking in your chin too much is about as bad as having your neck collapsed foreward, ideally its slightly tucked in neutral all day every day

i could see how someone who is self conscious about a weak jaw would wanna stick their chin out but its bad

[ExcitablePancakes]

Hmm.. I only started sticking it out slightly recently, but I think I probably do one of those two things.. The middle ground seems a bit hard to figure out.. The second one looks like she has good posture to me, but then again, there's an X over the picture.. 

[trigeminalneuralgia]

Syndrome just means sx that follow a pattern here....

People with big jaws have it.  Jaw isn't the issue

But it absolutely is hyper kyphosis just like lower cross syndrome is hyper lordosis
http://www.cyberpt.com/uppercrossedsyndrome.asp

Explains more.  Some people can sit like this and be pain free...  I sure as hell can't (anymore )

[trigeminalneuralgia]

I think women bc of sex hormones and more laxity...  If they abuse the posture too much it turns into a pain cycle like micro trauma which leads to worse posture (think RSI) and more pain.  Plus bad circulation.  its a feedback loop. 

[trigeminalneuralgia]

Hmm.. I only started sticking it out slightly recently, but I think I probably do one of those two things.. The middle ground seems a bit hard to figure out.. The second one looks like she has good posture to me, but then again, there's an X over the picture.. 

Picture b is good.  X means is the alignment u wanna be neutral

[trigeminalneuralgia]

Joe Muscolino Pectoralis Minor Palpation

good video for feeling pec minor which makes you hunched.  mine is huge


t-spine range of motion (if you can't do this, you got problems!)
Active Range of Motion for the Thoracic Spine

[trigeminalneuralgia]

THE ANTI-STRETCHING SOLUTION TO CHRONIC TIGHTNESS with Evan Osar

another great vid

[trigeminalneuralgia]

http://www.youtube.com/user/sheenalivingstone

if anyone's curious what a good PT does..this youtube channel is awesome, talks about the entire body..including tmj

[trigeminalneuralgia]

i woke up choking last night..one one side of my neck, it was really scary

   
A Kinetic Chain Specialist’s Introduction To The Phrenic Nerve
March 31, 2012 By Dax Moy Leave a Comment
Kinetic Chain Specialist | Phrenic Nerve

The phrenic nerve lies at the C3-C5 level with the main innervation occurring at C4.

(You can remember this as ‘C3-4-5 Keeps the diaphragm alive’)

Its importance to kinetic chain specialists lies in the fact that it is the nerve that innervates the diaphragm and, as such, has a major impact on respiration and all of the important functions that the respiratory cycle is responsible for including maintaining the correct blood alkalinity which, in turn, has an impact on global, chronic inflammation.

In plain English, this means that compression or entrapment of the phrenic nerve (which can occur easily as a result of forward head posture and hypertonic neck musculature) increases the potential for altered neural feed to the diaphragm.

[trigeminalneuralgia]

Feldenkrais Method

The Feldenkrais Method - often referred to simply as "Feldenkrais" - is a somatic educational system designed by Moshé Feldenkrais (1904–1984). Feldenkrais aims to reduce pain or limitations in movement, to improve physical function, and to promote general wellbeing by increasing students' awareness of themselves and by expanding students' movement repertoire.[1]

this is pretty popular type of therapy but ive read either people LOVE it or it puts them to sleep.


pdf book
http://kenanaonline.com/files/0010/10946/Awareness%20Through%20Movement.pdf

http://openatm.org/recordings.html
http://avaxhome.ws/ebooks/awareness_through_movement_audioprogram.html

[trigeminalneuralgia]

http://www.pressurepointer.com/pain_reference_chart.htm
This is a great site
Scm aka from tmj causes "dizziness"...  Spot on from my experience

[trigeminalneuralgia]

i dont like this site but this is a sersiouyl good article

http://www.t-nation.com/article/performance_training/how_not_to_warm_up&cr

As I've evaluated some of the exercises commonly used as dynamic warm ups, I've concluded that many of them don't jibe with either common or scientific sense. By deductive reasoning, I've concluded that these movements are based on nothing but nonsense, and should be eliminated from our program. I call these movements the Warmup Don'ts, and I hope that by the end of this article you too will avoid them like you would avoid a warm decaf soy latte.............

excerpt

"Rotation of the lumbar spine is more dangerous than beneficial and rotation of the pelvis and lower extremities to one side while the trunk remain stable or is rotated to the other side is particularly dangerous." (Sahrmann, pg. 72)

[trigeminalneuralgia]

I'm still really new to lower body issues

That sounds like a sprain that needs rest

But Since its both ankles that means there something wrong with your feet
Maybe not enough support in your shoes
Or are your feet flat
Running on uneven surfaces