Synergists - muscles working together
Cervical Spine
Flexion
Sternocleidomastoid (bilaterally)
Anterior scalene (bilaterally)
Longus capitis (bilaterally)
Longus coli (bilaterally)
Extension
Trapezius - upper fibers (bilaterally)
Levator scapula (bilaterally)
Splenius capitis (bilaterally)
Rectus capitis posterior major
Rectus capitis posterior minor
Oblique capitis superior
Semipinalis capitis
Longissimus capitis (assists)
Longissimus cervicis (assists)
Lliocostalis cervicis (assists)
Rotation - unilaterally to the same side
Levator scapula
Splenius capitis
Splenius cervicis
Rectus capitis posterior major
Oblique capitis inferior
Longus colli
Longus capitis
Longissimus capitis (assists)
Longissimus cervicis (assists)
Iliocostalis cervicis (assists)
Rotation - unllaterally to the opposite side
Trapezius - uppper fibers
Sternocleidomastoid
Anterior scalene
Middle scalene
Posterior scalene
Lateral Flexion - unilaterally to the same side
Trapezius - upper fibers
Levator scapula
Splenius capitis
Splenius cerviicis
Sternoceidomastoid
Longus capitis
Longus colli
Anterior scalen (with ribs fixed)
Middle scalen (with ribs fixed)
Posterior scalene (with ribs fixed)
Longissimus capitis (assists)
Longissimus cervis (assists)
lliocostalis cervicis (assists)