Suboccipital Musculature - Morphology, Functions and Variants - An Update-Juniper Publishers

The suboccipital muscle plays an important role in the clinical reasoning of osteopaths, but is also examined and treated by masseurs, chiropractors, manual therapists and in physiotherapy in the context of various complaints. It lies in the depth of the craniocervical junction and connects and moves the head joints. However, the SOM is involved in many other functions of the human body and is much more complex than the first glance in the anatomy book makes it appear. The craniocervical junction is the most mobile part of the spine and at the same time it hosts important vital structures such as the brainstem or the transversal artery. In addition to the numerous and tensile band structures that secure this region, the SOM play an important role in terms of several functional tasks.

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