The Head, Neck & Shoulder Pain Bible: A Self-Care Guide To Eliminating Upper Body Pain by Kidawski Christopher J

Author:Kidawski, Christopher J. [Kidawski, Christopher J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: www.influentialhealthsolutions.com
Published: 2018-07-24T16:00:00+00:00

​ Affectionately called the “traps” by all the bros in every gym in America, these guys are not comprised of the cute little muscles you see in the diagram above. Rather, they are actually a very large sheet of muscle tissue that makes up a huge piece of your back tissue. Starting in your lower thoracic spine region, this muscle connects to the back of your head. The reason why I only show you the cute little part is because that is where some of your monstrous head and neck pain can be residing. When the traps get tight they will pull down on the back of the neck causing your scalenes and SCM to work harder to keep the head level. If the traps get really bad, they can even contribute to back pain.

​ Your traps are your workhorse. Anytime you get stressed whether in the office, in traffic, or at home, these guys suffer. If you’ve ever been in a car accident, I can guarantee your traps are damaged heavily, and have developed trigger points as a result. With the amount of time spent at computers these days people’s posture will suffer. Typing, or simply sitting with your arms outstretched, can call on the trapezius muscle to stay elevated for hours at a time. After years of this abuse we wonder then, why we get headaches, or why our traps are so tight.

You can walk around the mall, go to the beach, or walk around the park and I guarantee you will see someone touching, rubbing, or sometimes downright yanking on this area of their body. Others will resort to Advil, or other over-the-counter medication to alleviate the stress. Rather than resort to half measures, I’m going to show you how to release them correctly – for good.

​ Starting off, you are going to once again put the larger of the two openings under the opposite leg of the trap you are working on so the Back Buddy crosses your body. You can place the knob directly on the trap and pull down, but I find that wastes a lot of energy. As you place the knob of the small opening into the area of your trap that is shown to have the trigger point in it, all you have to do is posture up from there and let gravity do the work.

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