Evidence Based Tools & Resources
The RMT Education Project provides tools & resources to simplify the complex -taking a intensive processes and break it down in to manageable chunks. Currently, The RMT Education Project features posts about;
- Fascia- Does Fascia Release?
- Research- 10 Articles All Massage Therapists Should Read
- IASTM- What is IASTM?
What is a Corrugator Supercilii?
I have had great success using manual therapy to treat this muscle as part of a treatment protocol for post-concussion headaches. The Corrugator Supercilii is a difficult name to remember, so I will keep the take home points for this blog post simple:
- Corrugator Supercilii is strained by habitual frowning.
- This frowning action can compress the supratrochlear nerve (branch of the trigeminal nerve.)
- This can cause deep aching frontal headaches.
- This muscle is sometimes surgically severed or injected with Botox as a preventive treatment for some types of migraines.
For those so inclined, here is a article that looks at the relationship between the corrugator muscle and the supratrochlear nerve here is a link to a 2013 article titled: Anatomy of the supratrochlear nerve: implications for the surgical treatment of migraine headaches