Suboccipital Muscles, Forward Head Posture, and Cervicogenic Dizziness

Sung, Yun‐Hee

doi:10.3390/medicina58121791

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“…[28] Suboccipital muscles are known to be associated with maintaining body posture as well as head rotation. [29,30] The suboccipital muscles spindles have high-density large diameter fibers that transmit proprioceptive information. [30,31] Suboccipital muscle inhibition technique was used to relax tension in the suboccipital muscles, which help to regulate the proprioceptive information.…”

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“…[29,30] The suboccipital muscles spindles have high-density large diameter fibers that transmit proprioceptive information. [30,31] Suboccipital muscle inhibition technique was used to relax tension in the suboccipital muscles, which help to regulate the proprioceptive information. These fibers transmit proprioceptive signals that effectively inhibit damage perception signals from reaching the spinal cord and higher centers.…”

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Effectiveness of craniosacral therapy in the human suboccipital region on hamstring muscle: A meta-analysis based on current evidence

Jiang

Samuel

et al. 2023

Medicine

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Background: Craniosacral therapy (CST) has remained controversial in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. To our knowledge, there is no larger sample size of research to demonstrate the effectiveness of craniosacral therapy in the human suboccipital region on hamstring muscle. Methods: To study whether the CST in the human suboccipital region could have a remote effect on the flexibility of the hamstring muscles, the Cochrane Library, Medline/Pubmed, CNKI, Embase, and Google Scholar were searched. Clinical trials assessing the effects of CST in short hamstring syndrome patients were eligible. Mean differences (MD) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for the straight leg raise test (primary outcomes). The quality of the included studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. RevMan 5.3 software was used for data analysis. Results: Five controlled trials with a total of 238 participants were included. CST could effectively relieve the symptoms of short hamstring syndrome patients [the overall MD −9.47, 95% confidence interval (CI) −15.82 to −3.12, P < .000001]. The CST was better than the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique (MD 3.09, 95% CI 1.48–4.70, P = .0002). Sensitivity analysis shows that the frequency of treatment and who did the experiment might be the main sources of impact results. Conclusion: CST could change the flexibility of the hamstring muscles. CST had a better curative effect when compared to proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique on the hamstring muscles.

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Effectiveness of craniosacral therapy in the human suboccipital region on hamstring muscle: A meta-analysis based on current evidence

Jiang

Samuel

et al. 2023

Medicine

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“…Neck pain occurs due to a process of chemical stimulation in the form of arachidonic acid release by muscle cells that experience spasm, irritation and result in local ischemia, triggering the production of prostaglandins, thromboxanes, monohydroxy fatty acids, and leukotrienes that trigger the release of active pain complements such as serotonin, histamine and bradykinin. 11 Ultrasound provides a mechanical effect in the presence of the resulting pressure that can stimulate C afferent nerve fibers, resulting in dilation of capillary blood vessels and hyperemia to help heal tissues. 12 In the tissues will increase the matrix; thus the matrix protein will increase so that its elasticity will increase and overcome the weakness of the flexor muscles and instability of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the forward head posture.…”

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Effectiveness of ultrasound addition in intervention McKenzie’s neck exercise in reducing the mechanical neck pain

Arti

Tenriwulan

Anjasmara

2023

ptji

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Background: The activity of using a smartphone for a long time in a static position and bad posture, will result in Mechanical neck pain (MNP), which is known as a neck condition caused by change in the cervical curve to flatten due to overload on the muscles, ligaments, joints, and bones of the neck at the back and the muscles of the upper back and shoulders. The effectiveness of adding ultrasound to the McKenzie’s neck exercise (MNE) intervention to reduce MNP. Methods: The study used a quasi-experimental method with a pre and post-two-group design. The number of samples was 20 research subjects experiencing chronic non-specific MNP, not experiencing spondylolisthesis, fracture, and hernia nucleus pulposus in the cervical area. Group I was given the MNE and ultrasound, and group II was give MNE only. This research was conducted three times a week for four weeks at the Action and Hydrotherapy Laboratory. The measuring tool used is the northwick neck pain tool. Normality test using Shapiro Wilk test and homogeneity test using Lavene's test. Paired sample t-test was used to determine the effectiveness of the intervention of the two groups in reducing MNP, and an independent sample t-test was to see the difference in the effect of the intervention results of the two groups. Results: The characteristics of study respondents by age were in the average range of 19.7±0.9 years for group I and 19.6±0.6 years for group II. Based on other data, groups I and II decreased pain significantly after their respective treatments (p =0.04). There is no significant difference effect after interventions between the group I and group II (p >0.05). Conclusions: The program of MNE only effectively reduced MNP with the same good effect as the MNE with ultrasound therapy in subject with MNE. The addition of ultrasound to the MNE does not have a significant effect on pain reduction.

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“…The cervical spine plays role in determining the position of the head on the trunk along with the visual and the vestibular systems [ 94 96 ]. Cervical zygapophyseal joints, especially from C1 to C3, and cervical muscles are widely provided with proprioceptors and mechanoreceptors, anatomically supporting that role [ 97 ]. Evidence from animal studies demonstrated the existence of close connections between vestibular nuclei and cervical proprioceptors potentially explaining eye, head, and neck coordination, perception of balance, and postural adjustments [ 9 ].…”

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Post-Traumatic Craniocervical Disorders From a Postural Control Perspective: A Narrative Review

Belhassen,

Mat,

Ferret

et al. 2023

Brain Neurorehabil

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Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and whiplash injury (WI) may lead to long-term disabling consequences known as post-concussive syndrome (PCS) and whiplash-associated disorders (WADs). PCS and WAD patients commonly complain of conditions encompassing dizziness, vertigo, headache, neck pain, visual complaints, anxiety, and neurocognitive dysfunctions. A proper medical work-up is a priority in order to rule out any acute treatable consequences. However investigations may remain poorly conclusive. Gathered in the head and neck structures, the ocular sensorimotor, the vestibular, and the cervical proprioceptive systems, all involved in postural control, may be damaged by mTBI or WI. Their dysfunctions are associated with a wide range of functional disorders including symptoms reported by PCS and WAD patients. In addition, the stomatognathic system needs to be specifically assessed particularly when associated to WI. Evidence for considering the post-traumatic impairment of these systems in PCS and WAD-related symptoms is still lacking but seems promising. Furthermore, few studies have considered the assessment and/or treatment of these widely interconnected systems from a comprehensive perspective. We argue that further research focusing on consequences of mTBI and WI on the systems involved in the postural control are necessary in order to bring new perspective of treatment.

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Suboccipital Muscles, Forward Head Posture, and Cervicogenic Dizziness

Cited by 17 publications

References 100 publications

Effectiveness of craniosacral therapy in the human suboccipital region on hamstring muscle: A meta-analysis based on current evidence

Effectiveness of craniosacral therapy in the human suboccipital region on hamstring muscle: A meta-analysis based on current evidence

Effectiveness of ultrasound addition in intervention McKenzie’s neck exercise in reducing the mechanical neck pain

Post-Traumatic Craniocervical Disorders From a Postural Control Perspective: A Narrative Review

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