Are Your Traps Tight? This Counterintuitive Approach Will Get Rid of Knots In Your Neck and Shoulder
Channel: Engaging Muscles Massage
Date: 2023-12-06

Stretches for your traps and deep tissue massage that releases the knots between your neck and shoulders allow for short-term results. | Related article: https://engagingmuscles.com/muscle-knot/ In this video, I demonstrate a massage technique for the upper fibers of the trapezius muscle. If you share this approach with your massage therapist, you'll experience relief that lasts longer than twenty-four hours. The key is to address the muscle attachments between your neck and shoulder with a transverse friction massage technique. 

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// What You'll Learn

- How to address the origin and insertion of the upper trapezius muscle with a transverse friction massage technique.

// Chapters

00:00 What your upper trap looks like. 
00:11 My years of experience as a massage therapist and kinesiology teacher.
00:30 Don't assume your traps are tight. Instead, have a professional confirm whether the upper fibers of your trap are tight or underperforming.
00:44 Stretching and deep tissue massage techniques that focus on a trapezius muscle that's not tight only allow for short-term relief. 
01:01 The source of pain and tightness in your upper traps is often due to the muscle between your neck and shoulder not functioning to the best of its ability. That's why stretching and deep tissue massage designed to release your upper traps only allow for short-term relief.
01:35 How I address the upper trapezius in this video gets to the root cause of pain and muscle tightness.
02:08 Take this content to your massage therapist, and ask them to avoid stretching and massage techniques designed to release the upper trapezius. And instead, follow along with what I demonstrate in this video.
02:45 How your massage therapist could address your upper traps for longer-lasting results. 
02:53 How and where to apply the transverse friction massage technique to the cranial attachment of the upper trapezius and the nuchal ligament. 
04:14 How to apply transverse friction massage to the nuchal ligament to address the cervical attachments of the upper trap. 
06:00 How to apply transverse friction massage for the scapula attachments of the upper trap. (Shown on a lifesize skeleton.)
06:49 Holding the arm and compressing the upper trapezius attachments into the scapula's spine.
09:00 How to address the clavicular attachment of the upper trap. (Shown on a lifesize skeleton.) 
09:33 Addressing the clavicular attachment of the upper trap.
10:19 How to position the arm, scapula, and clavicle for more depth and specificity when applying transverse friction for the proximal attachments of the upper trapezius. 

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