Turning our head is a movement that we often take for granted. This movement is generated when the muscles of your neck rotate the joints between your cervical vertebrae – the bones that make up your neck. Reduction in neck mobility in this direction can be severely limiting in daily life. Many activities, from driving to speaking to fellow students, can be significantly affected. The very unique anatomy at the top of your neck is responsible for a significant amount of this mobility.

Avoiding the insidious effects of gravity upon your mobility is important. each of the joints, and muscles, in your neck contributes a small amount to the overall movement of rotation. This protocol highlights some key techniques that will enable you to independently restore your neck mobility and achieve your right to live a pain free life. It will enable your understanding of fundamental neck anatomy whilst developing your repertoire of mobility enhancing exercises using your mobilisation tools.