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If it does not touch the wall, you have forward head posture, and it is likely that you suffer from weak neck muscles. Get into correct head posture by touching the back of your head to the wall. Pretend that there is a string going from the base of your neck to the top of your head.
With the head in a forward position, a passive tensile force is created in the hyoid muscles resulting in hyoid muscle tension, causing the mandible to be depressed and translated posteriorly. The patient is therefore forced to contract the temporalis and masseter muscles to keep the mouth closed.