Iliocostalis cervicis

Looks like

The top part of the outer erector spinae column, running from the upper ribs to the side of the lower neck vertebrae.

What it does

Straightens the neck and bends it to the side.

Keeping it well

Powered by the back branches of spinal nerves. Stiffness here usually settles with gentle movement.

Related conditions

• Botulism
• Fibromyalgia
• Frailty & falls in older age
• Heat exhaustion & heatstroke
• Malnutrition & refeeding syndrome
• Muscular dystrophy
• Non-specific low back pain
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Sarcoma
• Sarcopenia
• Scoliosis
• Tetanus