sternocleidomastoid
Head-tilting neck muscle
The sternocleidomastoid is a large muscle on each side of the neck, running from behind the ear to the collarbone and breastbone.
It rotates and tilts the head and is prominent when you turn to look over your shoulder.
Often shortened to SCM in medical contexts.
Cervical muscle contracture disorder
- wryDryly mocking in tone
- neckHead-body junction
- spasmInvoluntary muscle contraction
- strainExcessive stretching force
trigger · point · whiplash · tightness · pain · dysfunction · fibrosis · hematoma
Horizontal bone above ribs
- cervicalOf the neck
- manubriumTop of breastbone
- accessorySupplementary addition
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
innervation · origin · insertion · carotid · jugular · sheath · vertebrae · hyoid
Onward in direction
- headUppermost body part
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- ergonomicsStudy of work efficiency
- tensionStretched or strained state
imbalance · compensation · slouching · tech · neck · correction · strengthening · hyperextension
Turning on an axis
- flexionDecreasing a joint angle
- lateralOf the side
- tiltingInclined from vertical
- extensionAdded part or duration
nodding · contraction · bilateral · unilateral · ipsilateral · contralateral · protraction · retraction
torticollis
Cervical muscle contracture disorder
strain · trigger · point · whiplash · tightness · pain · dysfunction · fibrosis · hematoma · rupture
clavicle
Horizontal bone above ribs
nerve · innervation · origin · insertion · carotid · jugular · sheath · vertebrae · hyoid · temporal
forward
Onward in direction
- headUppermost body part
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- ergonomicsStudy of work efficiency
tension · imbalance · compensation · slouching · tech · neck · correction · strengthening · hyperextension
rotation
Turning on an axis
extension · nodding · contraction · bilateral · unilateral · ipsilateral · contralateral · protraction · retraction · elevation
scalene
All sides unequal
sternocleidomastoidtrapezius
Diamond-shaped back muscle