When you receive care for straight neck or forward head posture, we first check the chief complaint, when and why it began, and what makes it worse.
We check tenderness and range of motion, cervical and thoracic displacement and asymmetry, and tenderness at each spinal segment.
We look at the impact of the load on the neck together with pelvic height, left-right spinal misalignment, shoulder height, and shoulder girdle alignment.
We also check the distribution of nerve symptoms, such as numbness in the arms or legs.
If neck pain begins after an injury such as a fall or a traffic accident, imaging may be needed first to check for cervical damage such as a fracture. If numbness in the hands, weakness, or unsteady walking are present as well, other causes such as myelopathy must be checked first. If a younger person has continuing neck or back stiffness that is worse at night and eases with movement, an examination is needed to check for an inflammatory spinal condition.
We check the following in care for forward-head and straight-neck posture.
Main concern
Onset and Cause
Aggravating situations
Medical and surgical history / Current medications
Tenderness
Range of motion
Pelvic tilt and leg-length difference
Cervical and thoracic displacement and asymmetry
Tenderness by spinal segment
Distribution of neurological symptoms
Impact from the load on the neck
Pelvic height, left-right twisting of the spine, shoulder height, and shoulder girdle alignment
Chuna manual therapy follows the order below, adding or leaving out steps as needed.
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Acupuncture · Electroacupuncture · Bee venom acupuncture · Corrective pharmacopuncture · cupping · moxibustion · Chuna manual therapy · Physical therapy · ICT
Pelvic Rotation Correction · Lumbar & cervical COX · Thoracic & cervical thrust · JS Distraction Technique · Joint mobilization / Distraction technique · Balance Gun
For about the first 1 week, sessions are 3–5 times a week; in weeks 2–3, every other day at 3 times a week; after that, 2 times a week.
Three times a week initially, then twice a week.
We also check nerve symptoms such as numbness in the arms and legs.
We assess the jaw joint and upper cervical spine together.
We review discomfort and symptom changes after the previous treatment and plan the next treatment.
We look separately at posture problems, nerve symptoms, and the order of tests.
Forward head posture and straight neck are assessed mainly around the forward head position and neck alignment. For cervical disc herniation, how far neurological symptoms spread, such as numbness or pulling running from the neck into the arm and hand, is an important item to check. Not everyone with forward head posture has a cervical disc herniation, and the two can appear together, so we do not name a condition from posture alone.
Please tell us whether there is only stiffness in the neck and shoulders, or whether numbness or weakness reaches the arm and hand. We also check which arm and which fingers are uncomfortable, whether it changes with neck movement, and whether it appears in both hands. If there is numbness in the arm, we do not pass it off as a simple posture problem but look at the distribution of nerve symptoms as well.
Not every case of forward head or straight neck needs imaging first. If neck pain began after a fall or a collision, imaging may come first to check for cervical injury. If hand numbness, weakness, or unsteady walking are present together, or severe stiffness continues at night, myelopathy or another cause should also be checked first.
In examination we check not only cervical and thoracic displacement but also pelvic height, left-right rotation of the spine, shoulder height, and shoulder-girdle alignment. Repeated habits such as sitting for long periods, looking down, and resting the chin on the hand can also be related to the load on the neck. After treatment we check again how the discomfort and the symptoms have changed and adjust the plan.
We check the chief complaint, when and why it began, what makes it worse, past medical history, history of operations, current medications, tenderness, range of motion, pelvic tilt and leg length difference, cervical and thoracic displacement and asymmetry, tenderness at each spinal segment, and the distribution of nerve symptoms.
We check pelvic height, left-right spinal twist, shoulder height, and shoulder girdle alignment.
We proceed in the order of pelvis and legs, lumbar spine, thoracic spine, and cervical spine, adding or skipping parts as needed.
For about the first 1 week, sessions are 3 to 5 times a week; in weeks 2 to 3, every other day for 3 times a week; and after that, 2 times a week. If correction is the goal, it is 3 times a week at first and 2 times a week after that.
We review discomfort and symptom changes after the previous treatment and plan the next treatment.
For forward head and straight neck posture we focus on neck alignment and posture, while for a cervical disc the distribution of nerve symptoms, such as numbness or pulling spreading to the arm, is a key item to check. The two can appear together, so we do not tell them apart by posture alone.
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Teo Korean Medicine Clinic Bundang: Forward Head Posture care, patients come to us from Geumgok-dong·Jeongja-dong·Gumi-dong·Sunae-dong·Seohyeon-dong·Imae-dong·Yatap-dong.
The subway stations used are Migeum Station·Jeongja Station·Ori Station·Sunae Station·Seohyeon Station·Imae Station·Yatap Station.
