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Levator Scapula
Orgin: Cervial 1-4 (transverse Processes)
Incertion: Vertebral border of scapula from superior angle to root of spine
Action: Elevation
Downward rotation of scapula
Nerve: Dorsal scapular nerve (Cervial 5) and branches of Cervial 3, 4
Palpate: Difficult to isolate from trapezius. However, it can be palpated in neck region, anterior to the trapezius but posterior to the sterocleidomastoid, when forearm is placed in small of back and shoulders are shrugged.
The Levator is an elevator (L-evator). Together with the upper trapezius, this muscle shrugs your shoulders.
