"Tight traps often stem from poor scapular mobility, which is common in men who lift weights or sit for long periods. This exercise improves scapular movement and strengthens the lower trapezius, ...

And the problems associated with "text neck" could lead to more serious injuries. Take your deep neck flexors, for example. The small muscles help stabilize the head.

If it’s straight, congratulations—you’re in alignment. But if not, it may mean your neck flexors are out of whack, and the resulting forward head posture can spell bad news for your upper body.

Neck flexion is the movement of lowering your chin down to your chest. This occurs at the joint just below the skull and uses deep neck flexor muscles as well as the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle.

A 2015 review published in Cochrane Evidence Synthesis and Methods looked at 27 studies with 2,485 participants and found that strengthening exercises for the neck, shoulders, and shoulder blades ...

My neck pain is severe and almost daily, though, of course, it varies in intensity. The location is always the same, though—a deep muscle on the right side of my neck along the occipital nerve.