Stomach Sleeper’s Headache and the Obliquus Capitis Inferior Muscles | Erik Dalton

Stomach Sleeper’s Headache and the Obliquus Capitis Inferior Muscles
The obliquus capitis inferior muscles (OCI) originate on the spinous process of the axis (C2) and pass laterally slanting upward to the transverse processes of the atlas (C1). The OCI muscles are the only “capitis” muscles that do not attach to the skull.
OCI muscles function in rotation at the atlantoaxial joint and play a critical role in proprioception related to accurate head-on-neck positioning.
Habitual stomach sleepers may wake with one OCI in spasm and locked short, and the other overstretched.
Massage therapists, bodyworkers, and manual therapists read the blog and watch the demonstration video. Learn techniques for creating space in the suboccipital triangle and methods to release a unilateral hypercontraction of the obliquus capitis inferior muscles.
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[@YourHostNathanBurke]

RUclips is a great medium for micro teaching moments but the opportunity was missed here

[@daltonmyoskeletal]

You're right....this is not a technique video, but there are several that deal with stomach sleeping headaches (upper cervical complex) disorders here on RUclips. Here's a blog link that may be useful. Thanks for your interest and input sir.
blog.erikdalton.com/stomach-sleepers-headache/