Belly muscle of the head: symptoms, treatment and prevention of diseases

Man performs all his actions with the help ofmuscles. The main functions of the muscular system are: retention of the human body in a state of equilibrium and ensuring its mobility. Muscles allow people to move around in space, protect internal organs, provide breathing, swallowing and other necessary for the life support of the body movements. The total mass of functional tissue in an adult is about one-third of its weight, and the total is more than six hundred different muscles.

Belly muscle of the head: anatomy and function

Consider one of the basic muscles of man. The belt muscle of the head is lower than the trapezium and is covered by the upper part of the head. It starts from the base of the skull in the region of the bulge behind the ear, then extends diagonally to the vertebrae in the middle of the neck and upper back at the level between the third and fifth thoracic vertebra. When the head is lowered forwards and backwards, in the side, with its rotation and straightening of the neck, the belt muscle of the head is involved, the functions of which are to perform these movements.

Symptoms and causes of muscle damage

Like all organs in the human body, the musclesare prone to illness and damage. At the person there are painful and unpleasant signs when the belt muscle of a head is amazed. The upper parietal region hurts, the pain is localized inside the skull behind the eyeball. There can be painful shots from the back of the neck to the eyeball. Often such pains are called acute intracranial pain. In patients, visual impairment is observed on the side where the head and neck muscles are affected. Along with the listed symptoms, patients have pain in the neck.

The reasons for the defeat of the head muscle may be:

• trauma to the neck;
• strong or sudden overload;
• long-term retention of the head and neck tilt;
• constant stoop.

Tired muscles of the neck are very prone to injury when they are affected by a stream of cold air.

Diagnostics

Diagnose the condition when the rib musclethe head is inflamed, the procedure of palpation will help. It should be carried out only by an experienced medical specialist. In the course of the palpation in the places of attachment of the ribbon muscle, the upper part of the trapezius muscle and the muscle lifting the scapula, painful points are revealed. The patient's head tilts toward the affected tissue. This procedure provides muscle relaxation. Palpable space between the base of the neck and the shoulder, the head of the patient at the same time turns in the opposite direction from the affected muscle to stretch it. Palpation is also exposed to the upper part of the muscle in the place where its upper ends meet - trapezoid and sternoclavicular-mastoid. Painful sensations in the patient during palpation will help to identify foci of muscle damage and take measures to eliminate them.

To determine the pain when performing active and passive movements, the volume of movements is examined.

Prevention

To the belt muscle of the head did not cause painful sensations and was not the cause of other symptoms of its inflammation, doctors recommend following several simple rules:

1. Under no circumstances shouldself-diagnosis and self-medication. When symptoms of the disease appear, you should consult a specialist doctor for diagnosis and treatment, and procedures.
2. It is necessary to monitor your posture: avoid strong or constant tension in the cervical spine, do not tilt your head hard when working at a computer, reading, or at work.
3. At home and at work, you need to perform gymnastic exercises for the shoulder and neck cervical spine.
4. Avoid drafts.

Treatment

To treat a painful condition of the muscleheads use the procedure of post-isometric relaxation. It consists in joint manipulations of the patient and the doctor aimed at transition from passive stretching of the head muscle to a gradual and gradual stretching of the muscle and holding it in a new position. This procedure allows you to remove the pain and return the muscle elasticity. This method of treatment is carried out at home.

Belt muscle of the head, like other long musclesneck, often becomes a source of pain, to cope with which will help massage and self-massage. Therapeutic procedures are carried out by professional masseurs in specialized institutions. To perform self-massage, you need to lie back on the pillow, while the muscle relaxes, and it becomes easy to feel. It is necessary to grasp the ribbon muscle of the head between the fingers. The movements should be light and slow at the same time. To eliminate pain and tension, self-massage should be long.