Your neck muscle anatomy fits into three categories, the anterior, lateral, and posterior neck muscles. These three muscles help your head move. Two major neck muscles, the trapezius, and ...

While the posterior chain runs from your neck down to your ankles, the focus is often on the glutes, hamstrings, and lower back. Strengthening these muscles helps reduce low back pain, improves ...

Most often, a pulled muscle in the neck affects the trapezius and the levator scapulae muscles. “The trapezius muscle is located on the posterior aspect of the thorax and neck,” says Gbolahan ...

Reflex spasm of the posterior neck muscles, which reduces mobility, shortly produces neck pain and occipital tension. When these signs and symptoms are present roentgenograms of the cervical spine ...