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121. Neck pain assessment, clinical reasoning & rehab. Physio Edge podcast with Prof Gwendolen Jull

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope

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The Importance of Correct Muscle Work for Pain Relief

The first thing that we want to look at is the sub-exhibitable extensors or the cranio-survival extensors and rotators. We do know from research that you get atrophy of your rectus capidus posterior major minor with upper cervical joint problems so I almost automatically give that as an exercise to the patient. The most obvious signs that they just can't control their chin are the most obvious but the one that will indicate that they have got some weakness then we train them up until there's no sign of it. They should be able to extend and they've got to keep looking down and that's the instruction keep looking down as you arch your head

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