Protruded Shoulders

       Protruded Shoulders

Hunched over or rolled over shoulders that accompany the forward protruding head that sticks out farther than normal. The trapezius muscles attach to the base of the skull and runs down along the spine, and how the mid Trapezius muscles are attached to the back of the shoulder blades. when the trapezius muscles are loose, it will allow the tight pectoralis minor and pectoralis major muscle groups to pull the shoulder blades and the head forward.
The Latissimus Dorsi, being primarily on the back of the body will wrap around the torso and connect to the front of the humorous. so what’s happening is when this muscle group is tight, it will pull the humorous forward. Causing  the Protruded Shoulder.
The trapezius muscles will allow the tight and overactive pectoralis minor and pectoralis major muscles, plus the Latissimus Dorsi to pull the shoulders and the head forward abnormally.

Quite frequently they are also accompanied with the neck pain or the upper back pain that a lot of people also suffer with rolled over shoulders and a forward protruding head. Almost always is caused from sitting for extended periods of time while seated and hunched forward over a computer or paperwork, while at work or at home.

 Posture correction exercises must be implemented to strengthen the trapezius muscles so that the head and the shoulders can be brought back into an upright position, so therefore by stretching the tight and overactive pectoralis major pectoralis minor muscles and by strengthening under active and weakened trapezius muscles, good posture in the head and shoulders area can be achieved through select stretches and strengthening exercises.




Reference:
http://posturecorrection101.com/posture-correction-and-core-training-videos/posture-correction-muscles-cause-rolled-over-shoulders-video/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz5SCBGCXR4