Thursday, 28 September 2017

UPPER CROSS SYNDROME AND ITS CLINICAL PRESENTATION :



In UCS there is muscle imbalance due to long hours sitting in bad posture. In India this problem is increasing in corporate employees due to bad posture and bad lifestyle.
In Upper cross syndrome muscles that get tight are :
Upper trapezium , Levator Scapula, Pactorals, Sternocleidomastoid and muscles that get weak are: Rhomboids, Lower Trapezius and Neck Flexors. This muscle imbalance can create pain and dysfunctioning in atlanto-occipital joint, Shoulder joint, cervical joint, cervico-thoracic joint. A person with upper cross syndrome presents with neck pain, headache, shoulder pain, stiffness in neck and at times tingling and numbness in hand.
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