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my neck like goes forward and it makes me look recessed with how prominent my adam's apple is

is this something sleeping on my back w/o a pillow would fix
im also doing neck curls to try to raise my hyphoid more to make up for this
 

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your airway is crushed
 

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can you explain more
The spine the neck and airways are interlinked
Pilates+Collective+Denver+-+alignment+of+the+spine.png

what this means is essentially your posture affects your breathing, this is pretty well known
my theory (this is simply a theory not to be taken as medical diagnosis) is that since either your lumbar curve or thoracic curve are off, your cervical curve (neck) compensates by either curving outwards or inwards to keep your airway open
that's the 1st option

the 2nd one is a bit more depressing
since your maxilla lacks forward growth (this is an assumption) your neck needs to work overtime to keep the airway open.
what happens next is that the face sinks into the neck and completely destroys aesthetics
this is a famous example :
jU29PVC.jpeg

as we can see, Cristiano Ronaldo here has the same problem as you, the combination from his poor cervical curve and huge adam's apple make him look recessed, when in reality he isn't.
 

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The spine the neck and airways are interlinked
View attachment 61372
what this means is essentially your posture affects your breathing, this is pretty well known
my theory (this is simply a theory not to be taken as medical diagnosis) is that since either your lumbar curve or thoracic curve are off, your cervical curve (neck) compensates by either curving outwards or inwards to keep your airway open
that's the 1st option

the 2nd one is a bit more depressing
since your maxilla lacks forward growth (this is an assumption) your neck needs to work overtime to keep the airway open.
what happens next is that the face sinks into the neck and completely destroys aesthetics
this is a famous example :
View attachment 61374
as we can see, Cristiano Ronaldo here has the same problem as you, the combination from his poor cervical curve and huge adam's apple make him look recessed, when in reality he isn't.
fucking nerd
 

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The spine the neck and airways are interlinked
View attachment 61372
what this means is essentially your posture affects your breathing, this is pretty well known
my theory (this is simply a theory not to be taken as medical diagnosis) is that since either your lumbar curve or thoracic curve are off, your cervical curve (neck) compensates by either curving outwards or inwards to keep your airway open
that's the 1st option

the 2nd one is a bit more depressing
since your maxilla lacks forward growth (this is an assumption) your neck needs to work overtime to keep the airway open.
what happens next is that the face sinks into the neck and completely destroys aesthetics
this is a famous example :
View attachment 61374
as we can see, Cristiano Ronaldo here has the same problem as you, the combination from his poor cervical curve and huge adam's apple make him look recessed, when in reality he isn't.
now thats what it is
i have this sadly and i cant fix it
 

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my neck like goes forward and it makes me look recessed with how prominent my adam's apple is

is this something sleeping on my back w/o a pillow would fix
im also doing neck curls to try to raise my hyphoid more to make up for this
lowk woman DO find the adams apple hot but still its bad if you have this problem
 

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Maasai jumps should fix it if not try thumbpulling
 

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The spine the neck and airways are interlinked
View attachment 61372
what this means is essentially your posture affects your breathing, this is pretty well known
my theory (this is simply a theory not to be taken as medical diagnosis) is that since either your lumbar curve or thoracic curve are off, your cervical curve (neck) compensates by either curving outwards or inwards to keep your airway open
so is my posture fixable, my breathing is great i never really run out of breath while exercising but since i was a geek growing up always hunched while sitting my posture does suck,

if i fix my posture and focus on it is it saveable🤔
 

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The spine the neck and airways are interlinked
View attachment 61372
what this means is essentially your posture affects your breathing, this is pretty well known
my theory (this is simply a theory not to be taken as medical diagnosis) is that since either your lumbar curve or thoracic curve are off, your cervical curve (neck) compensates by either curving outwards or inwards to keep your airway open
that's the 1st option

the 2nd one is a bit more depressing
since your maxilla lacks forward growth (this is an assumption) your neck needs to work overtime to keep the airway open.
what happens next is that the face sinks into the neck and completely destroys aesthetics
this is a famous example :
View attachment 61374
as we can see, Cristiano Ronaldo here has the same problem as you, the combination from his poor cervical curve and huge adam's apple make him look recessed, when in reality he isn't.
so high iq baby😍 lets have kids
 

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so is my posture fixable, my breathing is great i never really run out of breath while exercising but since i was a geek growing up always hunched while sitting my posture does suck,

if i fix my posture and focus on it is it saveable🤔
maybe so, you'll need to determine whether or not your maxilla lacks projection
if the posture is the problem, its very well documented on how to return to optimal spine and neck curves
if it is the maxilla, then the only solution would be expansion (if you're rather young) or surgery
 

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maybe so, you'll need to determine whether or not your maxilla lacks projection
if the posture is the problem, its very well documented on how to return to optimal spine and neck curves
if it is the maxilla, then the only solution would be expansion if you're young or surgery
would you be able to determine if i upload a photo
 

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unfortunately, this is the 2nd case
see how there is hollowing next to the nose, this means that the bone there (maxilla) lacks forward growth, blocking your airway
of course it is not as significant as someone who's forced to mouth breathe but it is a problem.
my personal opinion is that fixing your posture will help you but for the problem to be completely eradicated, you'll need expansion/projection
 

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unfortunately, this is the 2nd case
see how there is hollowing next to the nose, this means that the bone there (maxilla) lacks forward growth, blocking your airway
of course it is not as significant as someone who's forced to mouth breathe but it is a problem.
my personal opinion is that fixing your posture will help you but for the problem to be completely eradicated, you'll need expansion/projection
thanks for your guidance, i am but a lost land
 

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