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Article: Effect of neck exercise on sitting posture in patients with chronic neck pain.
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- Physical Therapy
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
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In an upright, neutral posture of the cervical spine, passive resistance to motion is minimal. (1) Support of the cervical segments is provided by the muscular sleeve formed by the longus colli muscle anteriorly and the semispinalis cervicis and cervical multifidus muscles posteriorly. (2-5) In particular, the longus colli muscle has a major postural function in supporting and straightening the cervical lordosis. (4) In addition, the craniocervical region is supported by muscles that attach to the cranium and span the upper cervical motion segments, such as the longus capitis muscle anteriorly and the subocciptal extensor, semispinalis, and splenius capitis muscles ...