Transform Your Life: How I Corrected My Posture and Fixed My Neck Hump in One Year — A Personal Journey

Amy Li
ILLUMINATION
Published in
6 min readMar 17, 2023

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Story of my neck hump over one year (Left: 1 year before. Middle: since 6 months. Right: 1 year after.) Photo by Amy Li.

Do you have a neck hump?

Neck hump results from long-term poor posture — forward-leaning. For example, constantly looking down at your phone is a significant contributor.

Depending on the severity of the condition, not everyone with a neck hump has apparent symptoms such as neck pain or headaches. But more often, people will worry about the aesthetic side.

The good news is that the neck hump can be fixed. Depending on the severity, it may take months or years. Or if its condition is terrible, it may not be fixed, but you can still improve the condition with proper exercises.

In this article, the first part introduces my story of fixing my neck hump and correcting my posture, while the second part provides simple but effective exercises to help you achieve the same results.

My Story of Fixing My Neck Hump

I had a neck hump for many, many years. But it didn’t bother me simply because I never took a side profile photo. I just never paid attention to the outlook of my neck.

Several years ago, I started to feel pain in my neck after many hours of working at a computer. During that time, I thought it was…

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Amy Li
ILLUMINATION

Software Developer | Ph.D. in Medicine. I write about programming, productivity, personal development, and entrepreneurship. https://www.youtube.com/@amyjuanli