"When you resistance train, you're working muscles that are opposed by a weight or force," explains Loren Fishman, MD, a professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Columbia University and ...

What Is the Trapezius Muscle? Trapezius muscles are large, paired, triangular muscles in the back of your neck and upper back. They extend down your back, but they’re mostly involved in the movements ...

Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical Solutions for Back ...

CHICAGO -- Inflammation and edema of the trapezius muscles appeared linked to tension and migraine headaches, a small prospective cohort study found. Patients with mixed-type tension and migraine ...

If you’ve got a lump on top of your shoulder muscle, you have a good chance of it being a trapezius knot. This type of lump in the trapezius muscle — called a myofascial trigger point — is among the ...