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Trapezius is a broad triangular muscle which attaches to the base of the skull, and lies at the back of the neck, over the upper shoulders and extends down your upper back to your mid back. This muscle is more likely to get sore knots or 'trigger points'. Your trapezius muscle consists of three parts and has many different functions, including lifting your shoulders, holding up your neck and head and moving your shoulder blade.When you are stressed out, your trapezius muscles are some of those first muscles of your body to bother you. These muscles ache with a burning

A SLAP tear is generally referred to a specific kind of injury to your shoulder. There is a ring of firm tissue around your shoulder socket, called the labrum, which helps your shoulder to be more stable. Labrum helps keep your arm bone in the shoulder socket."Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior" is what SLAP stands for, and in other words it is 'the top part of the labrum, from the front to the back.' This refers to the part of the labrum that is injured or torn, i.e. SLAP injury. What are the symptoms? There are various symptoms of a SLAP tear and

Soft tissues are tissues in the body that support, connect and surround structures of the body, such as muscles, ligaments and tendons. Soft tissue injuries are some of the most common injuries in sport.Some commonly known soft tissue injuries are muscle strains, ligament sprains and contusions. Trauma to muscles or tendons due to overstretching is referred to as a 'strain'. Tendons are fibrous bands that attach muscles to bone. Whereas, overstretching of ligaments is referred to as a 'sprain'. Ligaments are fibrous bands that hold bones together.What are the symptoms?When any soft tissue is damaged, there is usually immediate pain along

To be able to tackle a muscle strain or muscle tearing, it is significant to know what is a muscle strain. A muscle is made of fibers. Muscle strain is nothing but damage to those fibers that make up a muscle. Muscle damage is tearing (part or all) of the muscle fibers, although tendons that attach the muscles to the bone can also be torn, however, we are specifically focusing on muscles. Tearing of muscles damages small blood vessels and may cause bleeding and pain. Steps to prevent Muscle Strain: Stretching your muscles before work-outs is not at all a good

Over 80% of Canadians experience some form of back pain during their lives. This makes it one of the most common health problems affecting most individuals. In turn, this has also causes plenty of myths and misconceptions to spurn out in the public space about back pain. We've had a few customers who come up with bizarre and weird stories that pools into the myths of back pain. So, here are the myths about back pains you may have heard of. 1. I will always have back pain from now on Most people get back pain by overstretching themselves or by carrying more weight than