Hi there,

I am a year 2 physiotherapy student and need some clarification on an issue. Keep finding conflicting evidence about position of upper and lower cervical spine in protraction and retraction. In protraction is there increased cervical extension in the lower cervial and flexion in the upper? Whereas reteaction is the reverse?

If this is the case, when doing retraction exercises, your lower cervical is in flexion? aiming for the norm s shaped curve.....so then why would you progress the exercise into extension as well (retraction with extension)?

Many thanks if all this could be clarified

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