Things to Know

Do you have forward neck posture, aka “scholar’s neck” issue?

 

A lot of people adopt a forward neck posture when they’re using their phone or computer. When the neck flexes forward,  the force to the cervical spine increases.

 

The force to the cervical spine at different degrees of neck flexion:

 

Neutral  around 4-5 kg

15^o          around 12kg

30^o          around 22kg

60^o          around 27kg

 

Hansraj KK. Assessment of stresses in the cervical spine caused by posture and position of the head. Surg Technol Int. 2014 Nov;25:277-9. PMID: 25393825.