Massage Your Neck - The Trap Muscle

Tight shoulder and neck muscles deserve a massage. For many people, one of the most tense and painful of neck muscles is the trapezius muscle. Here is a technique for massaging your own trap muscle. Try it right now --- and feel the tension in your neck and shoulder muscles just melt away!

Illustration (c) Anne Asher licensed to About.com 2006

• Written instructions for this wonderful self-massage technique
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