What is suboccipital inhibition?
Suboccipital inhibition technique involves the placement of the hands of the physiotherapist under the patient’s head so that fingers can feel the spinous processes of the cervical vertebrae. Then fingers slowly leads upward to contact the occipital condyles.
What is a suboccipital release?
Treatment – Suboccipital Release. This is a soft tissue technique is appropriate for reducing tension in the soft tissues of the cervical spine, in particular the upper cervical, suboccipital aspect of the spine.
What causes suboccipital tightness?
The suboccipital muscles commonly become tense and tender due to factors such as eye strain, wearing new eyeglasses, poor ergonomics at a computer workstation, grinding the teeth, slouching posture, and trauma (such as a whiplash injury).
What is muscular inhibition?
Muscle inhibition is reflexive response following result of injury, described by the inability to recruit motor units of any muscle surrounding an injured joint [50]. Clinically, it presents as muscle weakness; however is a result of altered afferent stimuli from receptors to the central nervous system (CNS) [50].
What are Suboccipital muscles?
The suboccipital muscles are a group of four muscles located inferior to the occipital bone. These four muscles include the rectus capitis posterior major, rectus capitis posterior minor, obliquus capitis superior, and obliquus capitis inferior.
How do you do a suboccipital release at home?
SELF-TREATMENT : Suboccipital release
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- Lie on a padded, firm surface (bed may be too soft) with knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
- Tuck the balls (or tool) underneath your head just where it meets your neck [see graphic,
How do I release the base of my skull?
Apply gentle pressure from your fingertips at the base of your skull. This massage can help calm tight muscles and release tension. You can also place a rolled towel under your head and neck as you lie down on your back. The pressure from the towel can provide a gentle massage.
What causes Quad inhibition?
Abstract. Objectives: Arthritis, surgery, and traumatic injury of the knee joint are associated with long-lasting inability to fully activate the quadriceps muscle, a process known as arthrogenic muscle inhibition (AMI).