How To Overcome Muscle Soreness Trap (Trapezius)

What is a trap muscles? Do you often trap muscle pain? How do I overcome the pain? All will be presented in this blog. Trap muscles is the trapezius muscle located at the nape of your shoulder up at the 1/3 of your back. This muscle is often experience fatigue and possibly causes pain.

Cause of muscle soreness trap (trapezius)

  • There are several causes of pain in muscle trap, namely:
  • Stress or strain on your body. Factors can also cause pain biopsychosocial, biopsychosocial pain treatment would be required to act by experts.
  • The position of the head is not aligned posture when sitting.
  • Hold the phone between your ear and shoulder.
  • Carrying a heavy bag or backpack.
  • Bra straps that are too tight or heavy breasts that attract your bra straps.
  • Breastfeeding baby with your shoulders bent forward and the weight of the baby in your arms can cause pain in the trapezius muscle.
  • Sleeping with your back or stomach with the head turned to one side. Change your sleeping position.
  • Position where your head turned to one side for a long time.
  • Bending forward while working.
  • Computer keyboard that is too high.
  • Working without armrest and heavy arms hanging from your shoulder. Get armchair.
  • Put your hand in your pocket if you stand for a long time, so it can support your arms and prevent the trapezius muscle pain.
  • Play the violin , piano , backpacking , cycling , or other activity that relies heavily on the trapezius muscle. Remember to always stretch afterwards.

How to avoid the trap muscle pain


By knowing the causes of muscle pain trap that has been described previously, you can avoid what trapezius muscle can cause pain later.

How to overcome muscle aches trap


How to cope with pain in the muscles is very easy trap. Because of the structure of muscle anatomy is relatively wide, the massage technique is the most powerful way to overcome it and you can do it yourself, either with your fingers or with a tool.

How To Overcome Muscle Soreness Trap (Trapezius)
Point trap muscle massage

Massage techniques with your fingers (without tools) is done by lying on your side position. Then press one of the trap muscles, as shown in red in the picture above. You will find the soft areas. Give a firm but gentle pressure for 10-30 seconds. Sometimes you will feel the muscles become relaxed under your fingers.

There are a few points that may not be able to reach. For this, you can do so by using a tennis ball. With the position of your body lying on the floor, put the tennis ball in your trap muscle massage point, so the tennis ball was crushed between your body and the floor. That way your trap muscles will get a gentle massage pressure of a tennis ball. Do it for 10-30 seconds for a single point.

If you have a massage tool that can reach all the points of muscle trap, it will be easier to overcome your muscle pain. You often experience pain in the muscles this trap, it would require a variety of exercises trapezius muscle movements, usually exercise is often done Yoga.

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