Medications for trapezius muscle strains. Your doctor may also prescribe nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (or NSAIDs), muscle relaxants, or pain relievers.

The trapezius, traps, trapezoid muscle is in the upper back and helps the neck, shoulders, and arms move. Learn more about the causes and treatment of trapezius pain.

A trapezius strain is a muscle or tendon injury that limits movement and strength in the arms. It occurs when the fibers are stretched beyond their typical limit. In severe cases, it can lead to a ...

Exemplary cases for trapezius muscle segmentations. (A) Segmentation masks of the bilateral trapezius muscles (red areas) in a 25-year-old female and (B) in a 24-year-old male.

Most often, a pulled muscle in the neck affects the trapezius and the levator scapulae muscles. “The trapezius muscle is ...

Exemplary cases for trapezius muscle segmentations. (A) Segmentation masks of the bilateral trapezius muscles (red areas) in a 25-year-old female and (B) in a 24-year-old male. CHICAGO ...

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 ...

Associations between muscle T2 values and the presence of neck pain, number of days with headache, and number of myofascial trigger points as determined by manual palpation of the trapezius ...