A person performs all his actions with the help of muscles. The main functions of the muscle apparatus are: keeping the human body in a state of equilibrium and ensuring its mobility. Muscles allow people to move in space, protect internal organs, provide respiratory, swallowing and other movements necessary for the life support of the body. The total mass of functional tissue in an adult is about one third of its weight, and the total amount is more than six hundred different muscles.
Head muscle of the head: anatomy and functions
Consider one of the main muscles of a person. The belt muscle of the head is located below the trapezius and is covered by its upper section. It starts from the base of the skull in the area of convexity behind the ear, then runs diagonally to the vertebrae in the middle of the neck and upper back at a level between the third and fifth thoracic vertebra. When lowering the head back and forth, to the side, during 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, muscles are susceptible to disease and damage. A person develops painful and unpleasant symptoms when the belt muscle of the head is affected. The upper parietal region hurts, the pain is localized inside the skull behind the eyeball. Pain lumbago from the back of the head to the eyeball can be observed. Often these pains are called acute intracranial pain. Patients have visual impairment on the side where the belt muscles of the head and neck are affected. Along with these symptoms, patients have pain in the neck.
The causes of damage to the belt muscle of the head can be:
- neck injury;
- severe or sudden overload;
- prolonged retention of the position of the head and neck tilt forward;
- constant stoop.
Tired neck muscles are very susceptible to damage when they are exposed to a stream of cold air.
Diagnostics
A palpation procedure will help diagnose the condition when the head muscle of the head is inflamed. It should be carried out only by an experienced medical specialist. During the palpation in the places of attachment of the belt muscle, the upper part of the trapezius muscle and the muscle that lifts the scapula, painful points are detected. The patient's head leans toward the affected tissue. This procedure provides muscle relaxation. The space between the base of the neck and the shoulder girdle is palpated, while the patient’s head turns in the opposite direction from the affected muscle to stretch it. The upper part of the muscle is also palpated in the place where its upper ends meet - trapezoid and sternocleidomastoid. 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, a study of the range of movements is carried out.
Prevention
So that the head muscle of the head does not cause pain and does not cause other symptoms of its inflammation, doctors recommend following a few simple rules:
- Under no circumstances should self-diagnosis and self-medication be undertaken. When symptoms of the disease appear, it is necessary to consult a specialist doctor for diagnosis and treatment, and procedures.
- It is necessary to monitor your posture: avoid strong or constant tension in the cervical spine, do not tilt your head strongly when working at a computer, while reading, in the workplace.
- At home and at work, it is necessary to perform gymnastic exercises for the shoulder and cervical spine.
- Avoid drafts.
Treatment
A postisometric relaxation procedure is used to treat the painful state of the pulp muscle of the head . It consists in joint manipulations of the patient and the doctor, aimed at the transition from passive stretching of the belt muscle of the head to the gradual and phased stretching of the muscle and holding it in a new position. This procedure allows you to relieve pain and restore muscle elasticity. This method of treatment is carried out at home.
The head muscle of the head, like other long muscles of the neck, often becomes a source of pain, which massage and self-massage will help to cope with. Therapeutic procedures are carried out by professional masseurs in specialized institutions. To perform self-massage, it is necessary to lie on the pillow with the back of the head, while the muscle relaxes, and it becomes easy to feel. It is necessary to capture the belt muscle of the head between the fingers. The movements should be light and slow. To eliminate pain and tension, self-massage should be long.