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Does forward head posture affect postural control in human healthy volunteers?
Gait Posture. 2013 Jun; 38(2):352-3.GP

Abstract

Proprioceptive afferent input from neck muscles plays an important role in postural control. Forward head posture has the potential to impair proprioceptive information from neck muscles and contribute to postural control deficits in patients with neck pain. This study investigated whether induced forward head posture affects postural control in healthy participants when compared to natural head posture. Centre of pressure sway area, distance covered and mean velocity were measured during 30s of static standing using a force platform with 25 healthy individuals (mean age ± SD = 20.76 ± 2.19 years) in 8 different conditions. Base of support, eyes open or closed and natural or forward head posture varied within these testing conditions. The majority of comparisons between natural and forward head posture were not statistically significant (p>0.05). This suggests that induced forward head posture in young healthy adults does not challenge them enough to impair postural control. Future studies should evaluate whether forward head posture affects postural control of individuals with chronic neck pain.

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Silva AG
School of Health Sciences, University of Aveiro, Campo Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal. asilva@ua.pt
Johnson MI
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MeSH

AdolescentCross-Over StudiesFemaleHeadHealthy VolunteersHumansMaleNeck MusclesPatient PositioningPostural BalancePostureProprioceptionYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

23219786

Clinical Trial Links

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Citation

Silva, Anabela G., and Mark I. Johnson. "Does Forward Head Posture Affect Postural Control in Human Healthy Volunteers?" Gait & Posture, vol. 38, no. 2, 2013, pp. 352-3.
Silva AG, Johnson MI. Does forward head posture affect postural control in human healthy volunteers? Gait Posture. 2013;38(2):352-3.
Silva, A. G., & Johnson, M. I. (2013). Does forward head posture affect postural control in human healthy volunteers? Gait & Posture, 38(2), 352-3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.11.014
Silva AG, Johnson MI. Does Forward Head Posture Affect Postural Control in Human Healthy Volunteers. Gait Posture. 2013;38(2):352-3. PubMed PMID: 23219786.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Does forward head posture affect postural control in human healthy volunteers? AU - Silva,Anabela G, AU - Johnson,Mark I, Y1 - 2012/12/07/ PY - 2011/07/06/received PY - 2012/10/12/revised PY - 2012/11/13/accepted PY - 2012/12/11/entrez PY - 2012/12/12/pubmed PY - 2014/3/13/medline KW - Forward head posture KW - Postural control KW - Postural sway SP - 352 EP - 3 JF - Gait & posture JO - Gait Posture VL - 38 IS - 2 N2 - Proprioceptive afferent input from neck muscles plays an important role in postural control. Forward head posture has the potential to impair proprioceptive information from neck muscles and contribute to postural control deficits in patients with neck pain. This study investigated whether induced forward head posture affects postural control in healthy participants when compared to natural head posture. Centre of pressure sway area, distance covered and mean velocity were measured during 30s of static standing using a force platform with 25 healthy individuals (mean age ± SD = 20.76 ± 2.19 years) in 8 different conditions. Base of support, eyes open or closed and natural or forward head posture varied within these testing conditions. The majority of comparisons between natural and forward head posture were not statistically significant (p>0.05). This suggests that induced forward head posture in young healthy adults does not challenge them enough to impair postural control. Future studies should evaluate whether forward head posture affects postural control of individuals with chronic neck pain. SN - 1879-2219 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/23219786/Does_forward_head_posture_affect_postural_control_in_human_healthy_volunteers L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0966-6362(12)00415-8 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -