The cervical rotatores are the deepest cervical paraspinals connecting adjacent vertebral segments. They function primarily as proprioceptive organs for the facet joints they overlie.
| Origin | Articular pillars and transverse processes of C3-C7 |
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| Insertion | Spinous process of the immediately adjacent vertebra above |
| Nerve Supply | Dorsal rami of cervical spinal nerves (C3-C7) |
| Blood Supply | Vertebral artery muscular branches |
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They provide fine segmental control and position sense in the cervical spine, with a small contribution to rotation.
Their atrophy on MRI paraspinal assessment indicates chronic cervical disc disease. EMG is part of chronic whiplash assessment to distinguish central from peripheral cervical pain generators.
Not palpable directly.
Deep cervical rotator wasting in chronic whiplash correlating with proprioceptive deficit and cervicogenic headache.
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