¿Por que tengo SIEMPRE dolor de trapecio?

3 EXERCISES TO ELIMINATE PAIN 👉    • 3 EJERCICIOS para eliminar el dolor de TRA...   0:00 INTRO 0:50 IS THE TRAPEZIUS REALLY THE CAUSE? 1:52 REASONS AND CAUSES 2:51 PROPER TREATMENT 4:22 STRENGTHENING EXERCISES 4:56 MONKEY SHRUGS 5:41 CONCLUSION 6:21 OUTRO I think most people with upper trapezius symptoms first not only have pain due to the upper trapezius muscle itself, but I also think they need to do the exact opposite of what they're often advised to do. I think most people who experience pain in their upper traps need to load, strengthen, and exercise them more, not less, and I don't think they need to stretch, massage, or poke them with a needle to make them feel better. I think upper trapezius pain, which is simultaneously tight or overactive, is due to many reasons and causes, such as referred pain from other areas, stress, anxiety, but also due to a lack of capacity, tolerance, and resilience to the daily forces and demands placed on them. I believe the upper traps hurt not because they are overworked, but because they can't keep up with the work they have to do, and I think avoiding loading the upper traps is a big mistake for those who experience ongoing upper trap pain. Most of the people I see with pain in their neck and/or upper neck don't have sufficient strength in this region; instead, they have a neck that is intolerant to load, fatigued, and/or weakened. Therefore, I believe that most people with pain in the upper trapezius, regardless of the cause or origin, need upper trapezius strengthening exercises, not stretching. I also believe that many therapists who treat people with neck or shoulder pain have forgotten and overlooked a very important function of the upper trapezius muscles: their ability to offload and redistribute forces away from the cervical spine. When looking at the anatomy of the upper trapezius muscles, you can see that most of their fibers attach to the distal third of the clavicle, and the orientation of these fibers means that when they contract, they rotate the clavicle, compressing both the acromioclavicular and sternoclavicular joints. I believe this action can help transfer loads from the arm and shoulder through the clavicle, toward the sternum and ribcage, and possibly away from irritated cervical structures. For this reason, I believe upper trapezius exercises should also be included for many people with neck-related issues, as a stronger and more resilient upper trapezius could help unload irritated cervical structures, or perhaps improve these structures' ability to better tolerate loads and forces. I often prescribe upper trapezius strengthening exercises for those with long-standing neck and shoulder issues, with exercises such as lateral raises, upright rows, and even shrugs and overhead shrugs. However, one of my favorite exercises for loading the upper traps is an exercise I call the "monkey shrug." Monkey shrugs involve holding a load in your hands, whether it's shopping bags or water bottles. The idea is to shift this load down the side of your torso toward your armpits as if mimicking the monkey position, hence the name. This action forces your elbows out to the side and up, and if you add a shrug at the end of your range of motion, you'll feel like you're really activating your upper trapezius muscle, as I show you on screen. To keep this video short, I've created a trapezius strengthening routine, which you can access here, with several exercises and several ways to complicate them. So I hope I've made you reflect on the poor, demonized upper trapezius, that you won't be too quick to blame this often misunderstood muscle, and that you might think twice before rushing to massage, stretch, or stick needles when you feel pain. I hope I've also shown how strengthening and improving the capacity and endurance of the upper trapezius muscles can be helpful, rather than detrimental, for neck pain, especially for those with neck or shoulder-related issues.