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<strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2f3a47; font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Origin: </span></strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2f3a47; font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Spinous processes and supraspinous ligaments of the third through sixth thoracic vertebrae</span><br />
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<strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2f3a47; font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Insertion: </span></strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2f3a47; font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Posterior tubercles of transverse processes of the first through third cervical vertebra</span><br />
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<strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2f3a47; font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Action: </span></strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2f3a47; font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Extension of the cervical spine,Lateral flexion of the cervical spine, Rotation of the cervical spine</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2f3a47; font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Strengthening:</strong> Neck Situps </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2f3a47; font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Rehab:</strong> Stretching (tilting head/neck to one side and pulling it down with hand)</span><br />
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<strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2f3a47; font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Fun Fact:</span></strong> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #2f3a47; font-family: Verdana,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Muscle is often overstretched and weakened due to poor posture </span>