Ending Chronic Neck and Trap Pain: Neck in Control

Persistent neck and upper trap pain is usually a load and endurance problem rather than damage. The upper trapezius, levator scapulae and deep neck flexors fatigue when they hold one position for hours, blood flow drops and the tissue becomes sensitised. That is why a massage relieves it for a few days and the tightness returns by midweek. Release opens a window. What holds the change is endurance in the neck and upper back, alongside breaking up the positions that keep switching the muscle on. Most people notice a meaningful shift within three to four sessions, and hold it with six to eight weeks of strengthening. At Peak Movement in Cape Town, an expert team of physiotherapists and biokineticists will identify which muscles are holding tension all day, which have lost endurance, and what in your work and training keeps feeding the pattern. Why does my neck tighten again after a massage? Because release treats the symptom while the endurance deficit that caused it remains. How long before it stops coming back? Most people notice a change within three to four sessions and hold it with six to eight weeks of strength work. Is my posture the problem? A position held too long matters far more than the position itself. Book your first session at 94 Strand Street, Cape Town, or call 067 369 0593. See a practitioner if your pain spreads into the arm, or comes with numbness, weakness or dizziness.