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, Pectorals, Sternocleidomastoid, and muscles that get weak are Rhomboids, Lower Trapez ius and Neck Flexors. This muscle imbalance can create pain and dysfunctioning in the atlanto-occipital joint, Shoulder joint, cervical joint, cervicothoracic joint. A person with upper cross syndrome presents with neck pain, headache, shoulder pain, stiffness in the neck and at times tingling and numbness in hand. For any further advice/assistance call our expert @ 9811448365 expert clinician at Theracare sports injury clinic.
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