Table 2.

Mean (Standard Deviation) of Cervical Paraspinal Muscle Measurements at the Level of Maximum Compression and Level Below.

Paraspinal muscle measurements	Max level	Level below
FCSA/CSA MF + SCer	.6 (.16)	.6 (.11)
FCSA/CSA group	.68 (.09)	.69 (.09)
FCSA/CSA asy MF + Scer	11.07 (9.95)	11.09 (9.03)
FCSA/CSA asv group	5.8 (5.06)	6.52 (5.44)
CSA asy MF + SCer	10.48 (8.33)	9 (6.97)
CSA asy group	7.16 (6.36)	6.65 (5.17)
FCSA asy MF + SCer	13.31 (11.37)	13.13 (10.25)
FCSA asy group	7.6 (7.5)	7.21 (6.34)

CSA: Cross-sectional area, FCSA: Functional cross-sectional area, MF: Multifidus muscle, SCer: Semispinalis Cervicis, Asy: Asymmetry.