This creates chronic tension in the upper trapezius, scalene, and sternocleidomastoid muscles, triggering pain that can radiate into the head. Third, digestive disturbances, particularly acid ...

Neurogenic muscle hypertrophy in association with spontaneous motor-unit discharges is rare but well documented.3 It has been described in patients with chronic radiculopathy and radiation injury.4 In ...

The sternocleidomastoid is a large muscle in the neck that can cause pain behind the ear, down the side of the neck, or referred pain. Medical News Today Health Conditions ...

If you have a literal pain in the neck, there are things you can do to help identify, manage, and improve muscle pain. If you think or know you have sternocleidomastoid (SCM) pain, we explain some ...

To locate the right jugular venous pulse, ask the patient to turn his or her head slightly to the left and to relax the neck so that the sternocleidomastoid muscle is not excessively tense and ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Using an ophthalmic exoscope with an augmented reality headset instead of a standard operating microscope may yield ergonomic benefits for ophthalmologists, according to ...

Gently squeeze along your sternocleidomastoid muscles (the long neck muscle that runs from behind your ear to your collar bones ) and with two fingers massage your masseter (muscle along sides of ...

CMT develops when a muscle on one side of the neck called the sternocleidomastoid muscle is too short. ... Doing this can trick the body and could help to stop spasms temporarily.

Keeping his cool in a sticky situation, an otherwise healthy, and seriously lucky, 40-year-old man drove himself to the hospital with a tree branch piercing out of the side of his neck after ...