Occipitalis

Looks like

A small flat muscle over the back of the skull, joined to the frontalis by a tough scalp sheet.

What it does

Pulls the scalp backwards and helps move the forehead skin.

Keeping it well

Tension here contributes to tension-type headache; sleep, posture and regular breaks help.

Related conditions

• Bell's palsy
• Botulism
• Fibromyalgia
• Frailty & falls in older age
• Heat exhaustion & heatstroke
• Malnutrition & refeeding syndrome
• Muscular dystrophy
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Sarcoma
• Sarcopenia
• Tension-type headache
• Tetanus