Reliability of Longus Colli and Capitis Muscles Cross Sectional Area Measurement During Cranio Cervical Flexion Test Using Ultrasonography

• Main Authors: Maryam Zargoosh (Author), Mohsen Amiri (Author), Iraj Abdollahi (Author), Leila Rahnama (Author), Rezvan Lak (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective Neck muscles provide more than 80% of the mechanical stability of the cervical spine. Deep neck flexor muscles including Longus Colli (LC) and longus capitis (LCA) play an important role in maintaining the cervical spine stability. Patients with chronic neck pain suffer from weakness and a...