Muscle Performance in Neck Pain
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Deep and Superficial Cervical Muscle Groups[edit | edit source]
In the presence of neck pain and injury there is evident changes in muscle function in terms of motor control, strength, endurance, and patterns of activation. 2 The muscles affected will be listed below:
Deep cervical flexion muscles[edit | edit source]
- Longus capitis https://www.physio-pedia.com/Longus_Capitis
- Longus colli (longus cervicis) https://www.physio-pedia.com/Longus_Colli - 3 portions, superior oblique, inferior oblique, vertical
- Rectus Capitis Anterior https://www.physio-pedia.com/Rectus_Capitis_Anterior
- Rectus Capitis Lateralis https://www.physio-pedia.com/Rectus_Capitis_Lateralis
Superficial cervical muscles[edit | edit source]
- Sternocleidomastoid https://www.physio-pedia.com/Sternocleidomastoid
- Anterior scalene https://www.physio-pedia.com/Anterior_Scalene
Cervical Extensors[edit | edit source]
- Levator scapulae https://www.physio-pedia.com/Levator_Scapulae and upper trapezius https://www.physio-pedia.com/Trapezius - “muscles of the shoulder girdle and yet form a superficial layer over the cervical extensor group”. 1
- Splenius Capitis https://www.physio-pedia.com/Splenius_Capitis and Splenius Cervicis https://www.physio-pedia.com/Splenius_Cervicis
- Semispinalis capitis (third layer) https://www.physio-pedia.com/Semispinalis_Capitis#cite_note-Rez-1
- Semispinalis Cervicis
=Craniocervical extensors[edit | edit source]
- Rectus capitis posterior major (Greater Posterior Rectus Capitis) https://www.physio-pedia.com/Rectus_Capitis_Posterior_Major
- Rectus capitis posterior minor https://www.physio-pedia.com/Rectus_Capitis_Posterior_Minor
- Obliquus capitis superior https://www.physio-pedia.com/Obliquus_Capitis_Superior
- https://www.physio-pedia.com/Obliquus_Capitis_Inferior
Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Mschwartzbauer. Upper Cervical Muscle Palpation Tutorial Published on Jan 5, 2009. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0jbdP84o3k [Accessed 6 June 2018]
- ↑ Anatomy and Physiology. Mr. Sugarek semispinalis capitis. Published on Feb 3, 2017. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV2d-LnpFAE
- ↑ AnatomyTutorials. Prevertebral muscles - 3D anatomy tutorial. Published on Mar 14, 2014 [Accessed 6 June 2018]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZfynBodtWQ
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