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 ...

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 ...