The trapezius is arguably the most massaged muscle on the human body. When a friend massages your neck and shoulders it is the trapezius muscle that they are usually massaging.
Weak lower traps are a common cause of shoulder and scapula related injuries. Such injuries are likely to be occur on bench press or over head movements, which require scapular retraction, depression and/or upward rotation.
The trapezius muscle is supplied by the accessory nerve. The accessory nerve is one of the 12 cranial nerves that come directly off the brain, which means that the trapezius is more directly linked to information coming from the brain than most other muscles, which receive instructions via the spinal cord.
The trapezius is a major source of headache pain, typically the type of pain experienced as a “tension headache.” It can also be a cause of dizziness, jaw, and toothache pain
There are six main trigger points of the trapezius, two in each portion of the muscle, plus one unusual one which causes only autonomic phenomena.The trapezius suffers when we are chronically stressed or anxious. We tend to hunch up the shoulders and hold tension in the shoulders and neck, which puts constant strain on the trapezius.
Weak lower traps are a common cause of shoulder and scapula related injuries. Such injuries are likely to be occur on bench press or over head movements, which require scapular retraction, depression and/or upward rotation.
The trapezius muscle is supplied by the accessory nerve. The accessory nerve is one of the 12 cranial nerves that come directly off the brain, which means that the trapezius is more directly linked to information coming from the brain than most other muscles, which receive instructions via the spinal cord.
The trapezius is a major source of headache pain, typically the type of pain experienced as a “tension headache.” It can also be a cause of dizziness, jaw, and toothache pain
There are six main trigger points of the trapezius, two in each portion of the muscle, plus one unusual one which causes only autonomic phenomena.The trapezius suffers when we are chronically stressed or anxious. We tend to hunch up the shoulders and hold tension in the shoulders and neck, which puts constant strain on the trapezius.