Neck muscles have an essential role in supporting and stabilizing your neck. More than 20 muscles are working to keep your head supported and moving. Your neck muscles have a range of responsibilities ...

Platysmal bands are two strips of muscle that run vertically down both sides of your neck. They’re caused by contractions of the platysma, the most superficial muscle layer in the face and neck. While ...

Flexion is the movement of a joint that increases the angle between the joint and the body part. Movement of a body part to the side is called lateral flexion. This type of movement is commonly ...

Lawrence W. Schneider, David R. Foust, Bruce M. Bowman, Richard G. Snyder, Don B. Chaffin, Thomas A. Abdelnour, Janet K. Baum https://www.jstor.org/stable/44633649 ...

Torticollis, or wryneck, is a condition characterized by lateral twisting of the neck, causing the head to tilt to one side and the chin to rotate to the opposite side. A myriad of conditions can ...