● Individuals with forward head posture showed significantly weaker dynamic postural stability (more postural sways) than normal ones.
● No significant difference was observed in static postural stability between individuals with and without forward head posture.
Plain Language Summary
The rising use of media devices, such as smartphone and PCs in the era of technology has made us maintain specific postures for long periods, which results in some sort of adaptations accordingly. These adaptations make the body to deviate from normal posture. Sustaining a good posture is a big part of our health. It ensures that the bones are well aligned with the rest of the body, while the tension in the muscles and ligaments is properly distributed. It also keeps the body parts in their correct positions with the least stress. The key to good posture is the position of the spine. Forward head posture is a poor habitual neck posture which is known by moving the head in forward direction in relation to the rest of the body. This posture is increasing in individuals as an outcome of the modern lifestyle. We need a good balance to do everything. Deviating from normal posture can affect the optimum function of the body. Since with forward head posture the body gets out of the line of balance, we aimed to see if the balance control could be affected with the forward head posture; hence, we selected students with normal posture and forward head posture and measured static and dynamic balance and compared the scores of the two groups. The results showed a dysfunction in individuals with forward head posture performing dynamic balance compared to the normal ones.