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 ...

On Wednesday, Jeffrey Beck, exercise specialist with the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Murray, will demonstrate exercises that will strengthen your trapezius muscles using a ...

The trapezius is a large band of muscles across the back, shoulders, and neck. Trigger points are raised spots along a band of muscle. They can be caused by exercise, inactivity, or poor posture, like ...

The trapezius muscles are part of your shoulder girdle. Stretches like cobra pose and others may help loosen these muscles, which could improve your shoulder, neck, and arm mobility. The trapezius ...

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 ...