Tight Upper Trap Muscles..Best Stretches & Exercises for Shoulder/Neck Pain

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Persistent tightness and pain in the upper trap is an extremely common issue. However, typical methods such as stretching and rolling it out with a ball only provide temporary relief. We will break down why this is, and what is the underpinning cause of the tightness. Also explain why exercising the muscle will help them relax, not become more tight which is a common misconception

Timeline:
0:00 Start
0:22 Anatomy/Function
0:30 Clinical Presentation
0:43 What's causing the tightness?
0:55 Why exercise relaxes muscles
1:17 Exercise Prescription

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References:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16099...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21333...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24342...

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