The cervico-cephalic interaction

D. C. Alpini; V. Mattei; D. Riva; F. Di Berardino

doi:10.1007/978-88-470-5486-8_19

The cervico-cephalic interaction

D. C. Alpini, V. Mattei, D. Riva, F. Di Berardino

Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda- Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

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While the first function of posture is an antigravity function, the second one is to provide an interface with the external world for perception and action. For this reason, body posture is built up by a set of assembled segments with own mass that are linked together by flexible joints controlled by the neuromuscular system. Posture based on the superimposed segments (the head, the trunk and legs) is under the specific automatic central and peripheral control preserving the specific orientation of each segment with respect to gravity and/or to the adjacent segment. The central organization of posture involves interactions between external forces, the mechanical properties of the body and the neuromuscular forces.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Whiplash Injuries: Diagnosis and Treatment, Second Edition
Publisher	Springer-Verlag Milan
Pages	197-212
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Print)	9788847054868, 9788847054851
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5486-8_19
Publication status	Published - Jan 1 2014

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