CERVICAL CRUNCH

The cervical crunch or neck crunch exercise is used to strengthen the deep and superficial neck flexors. Start by lying down on your back on a padded surface like an exercise mat or yoga mat. Lift your head off of the ground and aim to get your chin to touch your chest. Isolate this movement away from the rest of your body by being sure to maintain ground contact with your upper back and shoulder blades. Gently lower your head to complete a repetition

Muscles involved:

• deep neck flexors

  • longus colli

  • longus capitus

• SCM / sternocleidomastoid

• scalenes

Related conditions:

• whiplash associated disorder

• neck associated disorder

• brachial plexopathy

• thoracic outlet syndrome

• cervicogenic headaches

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