http://elearu.recordtrades.com/ Restores Joint Mobility, Motor Control, Balance, Coordination and Flexibility en http://elearu.recordtrades.com/2008/11/29/forward-head-posture-exercise.html Over the past 10 or more years I’ve been concerned about my blood pressure. It has tended to jog high 165/110. My pulse was too fast hovering around 80 at resting as well as climbing to 120 when I insulted my body with the wrong foods - mostly anything with wheat/grain in it. Last time I took one of those physicals on behalf of the insurance company I passed with flying colors - except my blood pressure. This, as some of you know, causes your premium to sore. To get the lower premium you have to get your blood pressure down as well as have your doctor certify that this is indeed the case - they won’t take your word on behalf of it. You’re probably wondering what this has to do with exercise as well as forward head posture. I’m getting to that so please read on This morning I got up as well as took my blood pressure. It was a little high. So I took it again. Your blood pressure can fluctuate considerable from moment to moment. For some reason I decided to tilt my head back when I took it the second time as well as I got a considerable lowering reading. I too am a self made victim of forward head carriage as I spend a lot of time on the computer, driving a car, watching TV - well anything we do in a seated position is going to create forward head carriage; it’s that simple. When I tilted my head back as well as got the lower reading I thought that it must be affecting the carotid arteries. There are two of these on either side of our necks as well as they supply blood from the heart to our brain. that makes them pretty important. I tilted my head back as well as took my blood pressure again. It was really low again 128/65. Wow! All of a sudden I got a flash. I remembered how I got nosedrops down my stuffed up nose when I was a kid. I’d lie sideways on the bed with my head tilted over the edge. I thought, hey this might help with my forward head carriage. So I assumed the position. As soon as I started to drop my head into this extended position I felt my body react. I got pains in my shoulders - more in the right. My back muscles tensed up as if they were saying: “Wow, what are you doing? You never put your head like that as well as you anticipate us to like it? It was obvious they didn’t. I decided to put my head over the edge a little more. The reaction throughout my body was too intense. I had to back off. I get back to neutral as well as edged my head over the side, creating a reaction that I could at least deal with. The right shoulder burned. I found myself take my hands combined over my chest as well as started doing yoga like movement bringing them up as well as reaching over my head. I repeated this several times. Hands together, up over the head doing variations the left as well as right. This helped loosen the tense muscles as well as soon caused releases (indicated by cracking) in my shoulder. I bent my knees as well as shifted them to the left, back to center, as well as than to the right. I than did this in concert with my arms. All the while with my head tilted over the edge of the bed. Once I’d done this on behalf of a few minutes, I increased my head tilt again. This time I could maintain the position as well as I again performed movements to help ease my bodies reaction. Don’t forget to turn your head from side to side a few times - this increases left/right rotation. It seems that we spend so much time in a forward head carriage position that it inflicts a host of responses as well as adaptations in the muscles of the body as well as the bones they’re attached to. For as the saying goes - muscles transfer bones. I don’t desire you to think I spent a lot of time doing this. It was maybe 5 minutes. I got back into a seated position. Raised up my chin as well as took another blood pressure reading with the result of 125/68. I’m going to spent a few minutes every morning putting my head over the edge of the bed into the extension position. Perhaps this shall help counteract the numerous hours throughout the day that I spend seated which is diagnostic of forward head carriage as well as a whole host of related postural distortions that I, as a Chiropractor, treat daily. I encourage you to perform this exercise yourself, everday! It shall likely, lower your blood pressure, improve your posture as well as reverse some of the damage you’re doing to your spine as well as joints. I’m going to do another round. I at all times liked yoga where we repeated an exercise position (asana) three times. You do that in the gym too, don’t you? Let’s agree to do three reps of 5 minutes each with our heads over the edge of the bed, in extension. Yours in Health - Dr. Ted Edwards DC - Edmonds Chiropractic Therapy Clinic To maintain correct posture on behalf of your head/neck as well as shoulders I recommend you get and Use the Cervical Spine Trainer 15-20 minutes every day Releases neck pain, stiffness & discomfort fast Patented up & down motion promotes lubricates a herniated disc Dramatically restores the correct cervical curve Lightweight, portable, easy to operate & travel with Beautifully crafted, made in the USA as well as built to last Used in over 500,000 cases worldwide Click Image to Order Price: $197 USD In all cases, a health care professional should be consulted before beginning any exercise program. See disclaimer page on this site.        Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:04:36 -0500 elearu