Neck Muscles Most Responsible For Your Stiff Neck And Trigger Points: The Levator Scapulae & Trapezius
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Nav J.Posted
Sun 16 Aug 2009 10:23pm
You wake up with a stiff neck after sleeping on the couch the night before and find that you cannot turn your head- what could be causing this inability to turn your head, stiffness and overall pain in your neck? Today I want to discuss a muscle called the levator scapulae and also revisit a muscle we have talked about previously: the trapezius m ...
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Strengthening Your Neck Muscles for Better Health
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Nav J.Posted
Tue 30 Jun 2009 9:30pm
Doing exercises for the neck is extremely important. This includes stretching and strengthening. In fact, recent studies have shown that exercising in general plays a positive role in chronic pain. Having weak neck muscles can be a cause for certain painful conditions. It can contribute to such things as:
fatigue
irritability
headache
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How to Stretch all your Neck Muscles with one Basic Maneuver
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Nav J.Posted
Wed 02 Dec 2009 6:13am
This is a great neck stretch and will basically help stretch your cervical paraspinals, trapezius, SCM (sternocleidomastoid), scalenes, and occipital muscles.
Here’s how you do it … start with a lateral neck stretch: Tilt your head to one side. Let’s stretch the left for example; tilt your right ear toward your right shoulder. Yo ...
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How to Stretch All the Neck Muscles: Part II
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Nav J.Posted
Sat 05 Dec 2009 5:13am
Recently, i posted a blog titled How to Stretch All the Neck Muscles. Here is a video that shows you how to do this stretch simply at home.
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How to Stretch all your Neck Muscles with one Basic Maneuver
My Trapezius really hurts..how do I find relief?
Neck Stretches and Strenghtening Exercises ...
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How to Stretch All the Neck Muscles: Part II
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Nav J.Posted
Sat 05 Dec 2009 12:00am
Recently, i posted a blog titled How to Stretch All the Neck Muscles. Here is a video that shows you how to do this stretch simply at home.
Addtional Reading Resources
How to Stretch all your Neck Muscles with one Basic Maneuver
My Trapezius really hurts..how do I find relief?
Neck Stretches and Strenghtenin ...
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What You Should Know About Stretching Your Neck Muscles
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Nav J.Posted
Sun 23 May 2010 8:58am
There are a variety of reasons why stretching your neck is good for your body. Whether it is before an exercise program, as part of a rehabilitation program, or simply a way to relax your body, stretching your neck muscles is highly beneficial. It helps to prevent injury or re-injury during and after workouts. However, if done incorrectly, stretc ...
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Keep Your Neck Muscles Loose and Limber
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Nav J.Posted
Mon 06 May 2013 8:31pm
Neck Pain and Stiffness can result sometimes after just plopping yourself into bed. It can be because of your actual sleeping position (for example sleeping on your stomach or sleeping on your arm) or your pillow. Either sleeping on too many neck pilows or not sleeping on enough pillows can cause soreness in the neck muscles. Check out this arti ...
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How to Stretch all your Neck Muscles with one Basic Maneuver
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Nav J.Posted
Wed 02 Dec 2009 12:00am
This is a great neck stretch and will basically help stretch your cervical paraspinals, trapezius, SCM (sternocleidomastoid), scalenes, and occipital muscles.
Here’s how you do it … start with a lateral neck stretch: Tilt your head to one side. Let’s stretch the left for example; tilt your right ear toward your right sh ...
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My Neck Muscles are So Tight...I Cannot Turn My Head very Far without Pain
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Nav J.Posted
Thu 25 Dec 2008 2:03pm
When your neck feels tight and stiff, you may have a hard time looking at your blind spot while driving. This decrease in range of motion can be quite the pain in the neck!
When there are misalignments of the spine it won't be moving like its should. One tell tale sign something is wrong in the spine is immobility. There are seven cervical vert ...
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Neutral Neck, Muscle Energy, and Assessing Movement
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Mike ReinoldPosted
Thu 10 May 2012 6:00am
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Muscle Imbalances Revealed 3.0 Now Available
My friend Rick Kaselj just announced an update to his Muscle Imbalances Revealed program, now at version 3.0. This is one of my f ...
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