Longissimus capitis

Looks like

A thin strap muscle from the upper chest and lower neck vertebrae up to the bony bump behind the ear.

What it does

Pulls the head back and turns it to the same side.

Keeping it well

Part of the erector spinae; tender with neck strain, which usually settles within weeks.

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