OQM #10: What to do when you hold your tension in your upper traps
10/31/22 • 17 min
It's common to feel tight, tense, and even painful in your upper trap/neck region. The instinct is to push shoulders down and back, stretch, get massages, and avoid working the upper trap muscle.
Dr. Payton and Dr. Shannon discuss how these things could worsen the problem and what to try instead.
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It's common to feel tight, tense, and even painful in your upper trap/neck region. The instinct is to push shoulders down and back, stretch, get massages, and avoid working the upper trap muscle.
Dr. Payton and Dr. Shannon discuss how these things could worsen the problem and what to try instead.
8 free Evlo classes
To take our free 35-minute Upper Body Build class taught by Dr. Shannon, visit portal.evlofitness.com.
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