Pain, soreness and neck stiffness is a common complaint with our busy and sedentary lifestyles. This kind of neck pain and soreness you are experiencing most probably could be from Trapezius Muscle. Here we will discuss how to lower your neck pain and soreness and show you some stretches you could do to relive stiffness. Location of the muscle: The main muscle that usually gets sore and painfull is called Trapezius muscle. . Trapezius is located on the sides of your neck spanning from the back of your head to the mid back. Areas of Pain: When this muscle gets sore it could cause significant pain in the angles of your neck, headaches and upper back pain. Various Causes for Trapezius muscle pain: Heavy Lifting This if not done in correct form could strain your trapezius muscle. Stress Usually you tend to tighten your muscles when stressed and trapezius muscle…

What is a Chronic low back pain? Although commonly used word for being in pain for a long time is ‘Chronic’, I would like to call it ‘Persistent Pain’. Because, the word Chronic seems to have a very negative connotation to it. Also,  It is a general belief that if you have ‘Chronic Pain’, you will have to live with pain forever! If you wish to get more knowledge about persistent pain, please visit this link. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/Living-with-persistent-pain Chronic pain speedometer Case review of chronic low back pain Let us take an example here of a person who has had low back pain, for many years. They have had an X-ray and an MRI done which shows some minor degenerative changes. There is no major nerve compression. However, there may be some minor disc bulges which their family doctor mentioned is normal for the age.  As a…