6 Ways to Improve Neck Posture

Postural Exercises– for example, one of the most common postural misalignments is forward head posture. A great exercise to combat this is head retractions.
Use a neck pillow– for forward head correction and neck pain relief I like the “cervical traction neck pillow.”
Reduce bad neck posture and uncomfortable, awkward neck positions; especially for long periods of time.
Take breaks when on the computer or laptop for long periods. The same goes for reading with your head down and even driving for long periods.
Stop looking down all the time. Roll you shoulders back and be cognizant of when your head is slouched forward.
Try a serious neck traction device. Something like the “Pronex” or “posture pump” which really works to correct neck alignment.

Understanding Neck Posture
Which Neck Pillow is Right for my needs?
End Neck By Improving Your Posture– an Ezine Article
The Best Neck Exercise to Correct Forward Head Posture!
The Neck Pain Relief Kit– Downloadable e-book or Buy the printed version of this kit.

Author: lucca

2 responses to “6 Ways to Improve Neck Posture”

Mark Josefsberg

October 14, 2010

“…for example, one of the most common postural misalignments is forward head posture. A great exercise to combat this is head retractions.”
This seems logical. If you have ‘forward head posture’, which is really forward neck posture, stick your head back a few minutes a day. A better alternative, however, is to learn how NOT to stick your neck forward, and be comfortable doing it. The Alexander Technique has been teaching people about this for over 110 years. You can develop new habits of posture. Changing habits is the way to get out of ‘forward head posture’, not doing a specific exercise a few minutes a day, a few times a week.

October 25, 2010

Thanks Mark for the information that you have provided.
Another great way to do head retractions at home is to use a posture pulley neck exercise device: http://www.neckpainreliefkit.com/neckexerciser
It works to correct forward head posture.
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