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. 2016 Mar 14;16(4):288–295. doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2015-001335

Table 4.

Muscles involved in lateral shift of the head, also known as ‘Bali dancer's posture’

Tilt of head to one side Tilt of the neck to the contralateral side
Head attachment muscles Ipsilateral sternocleidomastoid
Ipsilateral splenius capitis
Ipsilateral trapezius
Ipsilateral semispinalis capitis
Cervical spine attachment muscles Contralateral levator scapulae
Contralateral scalenus