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Extrinsic Back Muscles – Dark – Print

Extrinsic Back Muscles Available in matte print, framed print, or on canvas on Etsy This translucent view of the extrinsic back muscles is a wealth of information for discussion. It shows how they firmly attach to the axial skeleton, even the bottom four ribs. From there, this print shows how they retract and mobilize the …

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Extrinsic Back Muscles- Print

Extrinsic Back Muscles Available in matte print, framed print, or on canvas on Etsy This translucent view of the extrinsic back muscles is a wealth of information for discussion. It shows how they firmly attach to the axial skeleton, even the bottom four ribs. From there, this print shows how they retract and mobilize the …

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Stiff Neck: Pain Patterns and Self-Care

These posts are all related to your painful, stiff neck. Most people refer to the limited, painful rotation when they speak of a stiff neck. However, some people refer to difficulty in lateral movement (leaning from side to side). The majority of rotation (about 70%) happens in the joint between the first and second vertebrae, …

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Cervical Lamina Supine – Neuromuscular Massage Protocol

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Self Care – Stiffness up the side of the neck

Here, you will find ways to get relief on your own through self-care for stiffness up the side of the neck. If you’d like to read more about how people describe the pattern and what aggravates it, look at this other post. Getting relief for this type of stiffness up the side of the neck …

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Levator Scapula – Massage Therapy Notes

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Self Care – Breathing Exercises to Reduce Shoulder Tension

One of my clients describes this as the best exercise for shoulder and upper back tension. He thinks it should be the first exercise that I give people, regardless of their problem. It really does reduce shoulder and upper back tension in a magical way. I noticed significant differences over the 1st month when I …

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Extrinsic Back Muscles – Functional Anatomy

Overview Origin posterior axial skeleton Insertion scapula upper humerus Function retract the scapula depress & elevate the scapula Rotate the scapula upward and downward assists in labored breathing Innervation posterior rami spinal accessory nerve Labored Breathing In labored breathing, extrinsic back muscles stabilize and retract the scapula. This allows the deep extrinsic chest muscles to …

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