A preliminary study of the influence of sagittal plane neck alignment on mylohyoid activity during oropharyngeal swallowing: A surface electromyographic analysis.

Objective: Forward head posture lengthens mylohyoid muscles, but its impact on swallowing is unknown. This study determined the effect of sagittal plane neck alignment on surface electromyographic parameters from mylohyoid muscles during oropharyngeal swallowing in healthy, young women.

Methods: Surface EMG over bilateral mylohyoid muscles was recorded in 10 female subjects (22-37 , Mean = 30 (5.