What is a Occipital Neuralgia? Definition Occipital Neuralgia Clinical relevant anatomy of the cervical spine Anatomy of Occipital Neuralgia Upper Cervical Spine Nerves SPINAL NERVES Pathophysiology Epidemiology Which are the Causes of Occipital Neuralgia? Medical conditions which can be responsible for Occipital Neuralgia are : Symptoms of Occipital Neuralgia Symptoms of Occipital Neuralgia may include…
What is facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy? Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a genetic muscle disorder that includes muscles of the face, shoulder blades, and upper arms that are the most affected. Muscular dystrophy means progressive degeneration of muscles, with increased weakness of the muscle and loss of muscle bulk (atrophy). In this type of muscular dystrophy,…
Introduction Deltoid stretch exercise assists to increase the flexibility of the deltoid muscles which are located at the top of the shoulder joint and are important muscles the patient can use for the day to day activity. R egular stretching exercise has many health benefits as well as also increases performance and fitness level as…
Lateral Pelvic Tilt may present on the Left side of the body or on the right side of the body. It is the asymmetric positioning of the pelvis area. Left pelvic tilt: left pelvic tilt is when the right side of the pelvis is raised higher than the left side. Right pelvic tilt: Right pelvic…
What is Cervical Dystonia? Cervical Dystonia of the neck also termed Spasmodic Torticollis or the Wry neck, is a dystonic condition that refers to an abnormal, asymmetrical head or neck alignment, which might be due to many causes. The word torticollis is derived from the Latin words tortus for twisted or the collum for the…
If you are looking for an Exercise for Planter fascitis that helps to improve the function of the Planter fascia and that also helps to relieve Heel pain, make you perform all your day-to-day activities with ease without any pain. Plantar fasciitis is a Heel pain-related condition that affects the Planter fascia of the foot,…
What is an Isometric neck exercise? What is Isometric Exercise? Which muscle involve in isometric neck exercise? Following are the neck muscles used during isometric neck exercises. Neck Muscles Action Nerve Supply Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Extension and rotation of the neck, C2, C3 flexion of vertebral column Scalenus Muscle Flexion and rotation of neck& Lower cervical side flexion…
What is Longus Capitis Muscle? Longus capitis is a deeper anterior neck muscle that travels in front of the cervical spine. Combine with rectus capitis anterior, rectus capitis lateralis, longus cervicis, or the anterior scalene muscle, it creates the prevertebral layer of neck muscles. These muscles are wrapped or rolled up in the prevertebral layer of the cervical fascia. Bilateral contraction of longus capitis muscle flexes the combined head or…
What is Longus Colli Muscle? Longus Colli is a paired muscle situated on the anterior surface of the vertebral column. As such, it is often known as anterior prevertebral muscle along with the longus capitis, rectus capitis anterior, or the scalenus anterior muscles. The longus colli muscle (‘long muscle of the neck) is also called as longus cervicis since it spans the…
Rectus Capitis Anterior Muscle What is Rectus Capitis Anterior Muscle? Rectus capitis anterior muscle is 1 of the deeper neck muscles whose primary function is to flex the head on the neck at the atlantooccipital joint. This short strap muscle relates to the group of anterior vertebral muscles combined with the longus colli, longus capitis & the rectus capitis lateralis muscles. The anterior or the lateral neck…
