How To Un-F*ck Your Traps - Stop Endlessly Stretching & Try This!

[@Bromancer]

As someone who regularly has my jaw eject from my face due to neck tightness, this video is fantastic.

[@whisperingwings852]

😂

[@tonia9455]

Pure comedy. You're playing, but I have this issue with pain in my jaw 😅

[@bobbywjch]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@slavko321]

​@@tonia9455me too:) i had. A therapist found my jaw issues were connected to my hips and stretching helped.

[@G_0_0_Zroot]

Me too. . 😭

[@Michelle-zm7hn]

Jaw dropping information! Thank you for this

[@Cara84de]

😂😅😂

[@Blemiz]

Literally the only video I have found online that deals with jaw detachment issues. I don’t think most people realize how incredibly noticeable this issue can be in a social setting.

[@KimRope]

0:38 I cant stop laughing how calmly he said that hahahaa

[@inggermanydeutschland3808]

0:39

[@dominicsaavedra5113]

It took me a second to realize what he said because it was just so smooth XD

[@nayelymoreno9261]

I can’t believe he didn’t automatically start laughing 😂😂

[@Awareness_With_Dennis]

I’m so happy he didn’t cut that out of the video 😂

[@carolinelaronda4523]

I subscribed bc of it

[@reaktorleak89]

That slow calm breathing with my hands in a diamond shape on the desk (and good posture) cracked my neck. Holy hell.

[@chancestreetman8314]

I'm definitely going to do these exercises to prevent jaw detachment.

[@axch2983]

undoing 28+ years of untreated seizure stress. every vid helps. thank you.

[@PotatoTheFirstLandAn]

So far this is the best explained video from what the problem is, why it happens, what we need to do, focus areas, expected outcomes - then an example of how to do them. Actually learned something.

[@ABeautifulEarthForOurChildren]

I don't just need to unfck my trapezius, I need to unfck my whole body and my mind and life aswell (Edit: I found a way, you can inflate and blow up your lungs and muscles like a balloon, but it takes some time to train your diaphragm. Look up Gracie breathing or just try it out yourself. Don't clench your butt or butthole, breathe from your crotch area up or down to the place where you have problems, slow breathing and imagine the muscles expanding) Hold the stretch and imagine the muscle lengthening when breathing out. Use your belly muscles to push the air or blood (idk how it works exactly) from the lungs into your muscles and tendons. You will feel a lot of resistance so you'll need a lot of force but be carefull not to hurt yourself. You might lose consciousness or get dizzy

[@ciprianionut8629]

😆

[@MarkNOTW]

Assume the position. Legs at 90 degrees. Feet against the wall. Fixes everything…

[@Victoria-bi8ee]

Hahahaha

[@ABeautifulEarthForOurChildren]

@@MarkNOTW i'll try tomorrow

[@Wagglezzz]

maybe the next video will cover all that

[@joelthewolf]

I just got diagnosed yesterday with this. Been having trap and neck issued for months and even tingling down my arm cause my ribs are wacked out. These were all the exercises my PT gave me so I can refresh my memory watching thjs

[@alext4183]

Another thing is that tightness specifically in this area can be directly related to magnesium deficiency! (Also contributes to insomnia, anxiety, muscle cramps, heart palpitations, etc) A significant amount of the population has this deficiency since our food has become less nutritious.

[@mmmh37]

I haven't gone to social events for years due to embarrassing uncontrollable jaw detachment. These exercises changed my life.

[@CaHgokaHa]

Dud when i see your videos im starting to inhalate like a boss and my stiff body starts to feel better. Thank you for the content :)

[@yoonseokko6525]

Forward head posture causes jaw dislocation… well noted 😮

[@whisperingwings852]

😂

[@EscapeGoat-Band]

😂😂😂 that scared me for my posture!

[@adrianpaolomonterey4948]

The exercise no. 2 is really good for pianists who suffered/suffers from upper trapz tightness. I am a pianist that experiences tightness on my back and it has compromised my arms to play the piano because the arms are attached to the back as well. I do hope I can maintain this position while playing to be more free when playing the piano

[@MrYoumitube]

Thanks mate, I have had neck and trap problems before which have gone away after a day or so. This time it lasted for almost a week, I look for so many different stretches and exercises and yours is definitely one of the best so far for instant relief. Is the pain gone away, no, but I think about a 60% improvement and I just started. Best of all its easy and you can do it in your own home with little equipment. I realised if I continue with poor ergonomics and posture this pain will continue...but these exercises really helped.

[@ozzy9229]

Damn, i've looked alot of videos. but this one hits exactly when he showed the ribcage bent on one side it clicked for me. I finally know why i have constant pain in my trap and upper neck thanks!

[@NJShadow]

This seems to explain why when I wake up, I often have the feeling of needing to pull down my shoulders to crack my collar bone.

[@PrimusSucks5000]

This is the video I’ve been waiting for, the sitting part is a f**king game changer 🙏🏻

[@frankcano4893]

Interesting Idea for you. I had upper left trap problems and I think it's due to a dislocation of the sternoclavicular joint. It was causing all sorts of problems like glenoid joint problems, psuedo rotator cuff problems, levator scapulae tightness sternocleidomastoid tightness, tightness at my hips, glute engagement problems, dysfunction is good walking patterns ( all in my left side). I think I had this problem since HS due to a wrestling injury. Randomly last week I did some weird stretch and I felt my clavicle pop and my left clavicle now feels even with my right clavicle. It was weird because I mentioned my weird clavicle position to my PTs before and none of them would look into more. I can't say for certain this was my issue but it makes sense after feeling a random pop at my sternoclavicular joint with an instant wave of relief throughout my entire body. Oh something else, I think this injury was over looked because supposedly sternoclavicular joint dislocation can be present but overall shoulder health will be "good".

[@I_Call_You_Moonchild]

I can relate to a lot of what you wrote. I have hypermobility and my clavicle is shifty at both the sternoclavicular joint and the acromioclavicular joint. My shoulder is janky, my sternocleidomastoid hates me, and I have issues with all the other things you mentioned, too. I don't think I have had a clavicular dislocation, but definitely subluxations. Good luck with your health journey. I hope you continue to have relief.

[@frankcano4893]

Yes a subluxation feels right. I haven't learned about that before so I didn't know it existed. Thank you, everyday I get stressed wondering when all my problems will come back but so far so good. I hope it stays this way. I've dealt with this problem for years and lost hope till now. ​@@I_Call_You_Moonchild

[@Hologram_]

Describe this weird stretch of possible

[@frankcano4893]

Please? I was bent at my back crossing my arms as I was holding /pinching the tip of my upper trasp as I was pulling my elbows forward and up. Idk why I did it. I just did. ​@@Hologram_

[@Matija-ml4zq]

@@Hologram_ I think I had a similar issue described that started when I was training BJJ. My theory was it happened due to excessive chest activation and internal rotation. I found cobra pose in yoga caused that helpful pop. But I had to ease my way into it over time because I'd feel a lot of tightness in my sternum when I tried that position out.

[@crumplepoint2712]

Really well explained,thank you. Glad I found his before my jaw flew off !

[@thsizzle8272]

I’m not really sure what these “exercises” are or what’s with all the fake comments but this was a huge waste of my time.

[@RED_XLR]

Don't buy gaming chairs. I have a one right now, and while it's not the worst gaming chair I've had (So far they've all sucked), it's literally hurting my neck back and shoulders because of how bad the ergonomics are on the back.

[@Mookeiz]

My gaming chair literally has caused my sciatica to get pinched 🤣 tossing it out when I move next week

[@sk4tec]

I’ve got a 2nd hand recon office chair. I always choose one where I can set the angle to slope so my hips are (slightly) higher than my knees.

[@lykoe4045]

Gaming chairs are flashy but mine absolutely destroyed my shoulders.

[@trippybruh1592]

Do reverse dumbbell fly's like a mother lover.

[@mesorayro]

The jaw bone😂😂 nice cover😂

[@timonhildebrandt7676]

I am currently experiencing severe pain around my outer and upper chest area and sometimes in the ribs too. My upper back has been quite painful as well, often around the shoulder blades and lats. I am only 25 years old and have been checked for a heart attack in the ER but they say it is most likely muscle-skeletal, nothing heart-related. I would greatly appreciate a video on this matter.

[@red-inc.2579]

Exact same Problem here! I am 29 and I go to Physiotherapy since May 2023... nothing happend

[@timonhildebrandt7676]

@@red-inc.2579 Have you had any scans of your spine done? I have an appointment soon to get an x-ray... I also tried physio and a lot of stretching and exercise drills as well as fascia release. But the pain comes and goes regardless...

[@ayyyyeeee1403]

crazy how connected the muscles within the neck, thoracic spine and jaw are all connected - one gets irritated and it can affect everything around it.

[@luadesu3907]

tried the sitted exercize and felt a lot of stinging in my back and side muscles and it was really hard keeping the right posture. definitely will do these more often to see the results

[@chargarland8962]

As soon as the jaw unlocked, I couldn't stop laughing, refreshing to have a soh and informative. Appreciate having models to show exercises.

[@Oblisk]

These exercises felt really good. It helped me hone in on my breathing allowing me to fully relax with those quiet breaths. I def gotta stay aware of my breathing throughout the day. Thank you Conor 🙏

[@maya1110]

I received some bad news recently which triggered my trauma, fight or flight mode, which made my entire body freeze and tense up…anyway i was walking and started Getting dizzy and had a panic attack…after watching another video about the head being forward so you can breathe and the ribs being thight i think that panic attacks are bodys response to a lack of oxygen…and if you ever dived and struggeled for AIR its the exact same feeling…so my teory is that people with tight back that tenses up from stress or trigger have panic attacks due to a lack of AIR…so you just need to relax your back and breathe slowly

[@tubesism]

I came here to learn how to make my muscles green, and therefore good, and also 👍

[@manixburn6403]

Can just say that good insight. I only see myself in mostly all of those video. You're doing great.

[@clarew9351]

I work in healthcare and my neck is permanently looking downwards to treat. This video has made so much make sense to me. How many repetitions would you suggest for exercise 3? And how long should I hold? Many thanks!

[@askroller]

10:41 - correction (possibly). We can breath with our back (singers do that to have more air as an example). In such case, it's okay for shoulders to go forwars since the expansion goes near the spine

[@Mandi-1974]

This is a perfect explaination. Why are doctors not able to explain it this way? This video is great

[@AaminGill-ti8ml]

love your videos but I find every single exercise you recommend to be really complex, also how do I keep a good posture once I get is there a routine that you would recommend.

[@Olivejuice888]

Nice! I just went to pt for my shoulders, apparently my left side was super tense and the posture advice was well needed 😊

[@petelipson3769]

I have been doing all kinds of theraband, aggressive foam roller stuff........i have titanium,medical plastic in between my c4,c5,c6......the exercises in this vid work way better than the theraband,roller stuff

[@craffte]

You all do such great videos thanks so much, I love these. Very useful. Thanks for all the tips about what not to do. Great channel!

[@StrongBodyandMind33]

Starts at 3:00

[@honeydew1754]

The problem with me is that I’m a 5 foot tall woman and there isn’t a single chair I can sit in comfortably like the guy in your video. I’m black so by butt is kinda big and my waist is small so when I lay on my back there is the arch. I can’t lay flat to the floor. I wake up with so much back pain and headaches no matter how I sleep. I’m in my twenties and everyone says the older you get the more pain you will get as life goes on, but I just can’t imagine this getting any worse. I use to go to the chiropractor but after a few months the pain comes back.

[@manicniceguy2341]

I picked up a Vibra Band massage gun with strap I put the strap behind my back with relief from years of Walmart receiving and Maint. It's like Dental Floss for your back. Just stay from kidneys with and behind the knee. The thing reset me back about 20 years.

[@Nemanja-v2r]

I swear this dude always find a way to contradict other health experts and finds the most complicated way to fix shit

[@Swearengen1980]

I'll be trying that single sided today. Desk job, left hand is on a keyboard, right hand is more extended on a mouse all day. The mouse side is always much tighter than the other, being more extended.

[@user-yw4yq4zb1n]

EXCELLENT!!!! Wish you were in Tampa, Florida. Thank you!✌️ 👌

[@rebeccafountain4003]

This is EXACTLY what happens to my jaw! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@krisk7]

Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for.

[@adrewfis925]

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[@nickibanks5185]

Thank u so very much for this video 🙏 I came home from a longer jog than I do ×1pw I run to a supermarket on the other side of town because it is in the 💰💰💰 side of town & has better selection ( need to know ...not) then I walk briskly back holding shopping bag & carrying backpack. I do exercises with the shopping bag both sides. I have noticed lately that my right traps tight but the top of shoulder up to base of head on the left side is tight & that side feels weaker and tired easily. It also doesn't work the same muscles evenly. My breathing is from the neck once I start getting puffed no matter how hard I try not to. I just can't get the air in. I'm getting older and I guess things are getting worn out as I've pushed my body hard over the years physically & mentally. Happy to mention though...that my jaw hasn't come unhinged...yet anyway, that will be the next thing. Blah blah anyway this video was the first one came up on my feed when I got 🏡 The algorithms knew🤔🧐

[@elaitamani1105]

Oh Dr , this is so Helpful for me , I'm 23yo and ,the last Exercise is my situation, I'll make it my mission to try these exercises. I'm truly grateful for this video ,Thank you 🫶watching from🇻🇺 South Pacific Island nation ✨️👏💐👏💐👏

[@jmac4910]

Thank you for teaching me how not to explode my jaw.

[@lifeofjoy9404]

I really enjoy your content. Thank you!

[@blue_samurai_zero]

Good info, but this is pure comedy. It's not just when Sebastian's jaw popped off, but also turning to listen more intently at 7:10 - 7:16 . Plus all the exaggeration poses are hilarious but great, showing the dysfunctional postures. Just playing with my posture a little, I could feel the tension from my skull to my clavicles when in a better posture.

[@justinburton918]

People who have short breathing..... it seems like this would help. ❤

[@haydenm2397]

Phenominal video, the way you added the common mistakes and what they looked like was very helpful. Not many videos explain the common issues so well that we know what to look for as much as a trainer would. Well done and thankyou 🙏

[@adamloepker8057]

I feel painfully called out just before 30 seconds into the video... (already excited for the rest of this video!)

[@adamloepker8057]

0:40 how to hurt your skeleton.. ☠

[@lucassands1346]

Neuromuscular retraining LFG

[@donparente1756]

Thank you Dear One for sharing this. 😊

[@CarlosAlves-nr5dm]

Great video connor, got plenty of relief from the exercises...how often do you recommend doing these?

[@delt19]

That tm joint has seen better days.

[@rubthemtogether]

I was on fire once and putting my feet up a wall and bending my knees at a 90-degree angle put it right out

[@conorharris]

My girlfriend broke up with me and the 90/90 was the only thing that made me feel better

[@keenanranch849]

Really, really excellent info! Thank you!

[@jps8678]

I just put my hands with finger grossed behind my back and look up and I bent every diection like grazy. It fixes this issue.

[@flaitzi]

This is the best video i saw on this theme ever! I had several sessions with physiotherapists but this exercises did not help me. I did this exercises the first time now and i think if i will keep going on these my aliment goes away! Thank you so much!

[@andymurkin8583]

My phone is definitely listening in

[@jonasboy8]

Exercise #3: which side is he trying to relax/stretch? His left traps right?

[@Mario50238]

What does he mean by side abs? Obliques ??

[@kevinc9585]

is there a vid for pinched nerve pain in neck? Also wow, I know the other guy in the vid, he and I used to hang out haha.

[@user-qs1ms2yp5r]

真的是 非常 謝謝你 無私的付出

[@Yupppi]

God damn it. Forward rib cage compensates being able to fill the lungs and pulled down ribcage makes you breath through neck and makes traps tight. The breathing exercises before have helped though, just the other day was standing sideways to the mirror and decided to check inhaling, and was almost shock how massively the back expanded like a balloon. Haven't felt like the upper back was a concrete block in a year or two now, only gym makes shoulders tight now. I no longer have regularly forward and tensioned neck and I no longer feel like neck muscles are doing the breathing. I wonder what I should be doing with the last exercise when my left ribs and scapulae are flaring, but my right shoulder is high and the head is turned to that right side. I'm also always confused when these should feel like engaging obligues/abs. I don't feel the need to bend the back at any point so that the pelvis bones wouldn't contact either.

[@andyruble1604]

I see that kind of ball in a lot of your videos; can you give a recommendation for which ball to get? Thank you!

[@naturalbornkiller361]

Does smoking affect your breathing pattern, thus leading to posture problems? When you smoke, especially if you are a heavy smoker, you inhale and exhale through your mouth, right?

[@marcomotta2507]

you didn't explain how any of these exercises are supposed to do anything

[@HybridParentSupport]

Unfuck the traps I thought

[@Cara84de]

for the last exercise I really have troubles.. I did it without a resistance band just with a slight pull and the most difficult part is keeping my back on the ground even without any arm movement.. but when I do those, my lower arm seems to get numb after like 20 to 30 seconds and gets tingly 😮😅

[@madx28]

Sadly, my Forward head posture has already caused jaw dislocation and spine issue. I have been suggested a proper Jaw and Spine surgery now 💔

[@MmMm-gh7op]

كيف للغرب أن يميز بين الحق والباطل وهو عاجز عن التمييز بين الذكر والأنثى

[@HappilyAnonymousGirl]

Connor, I think I pulled a muscle in my abdomen a couple years ago and would like to know if there’s a way to fix the pain it caused. One day, I did a side bending stretch while standing and the pain occurred during the stretch. I stopped what I was doing and decided to skip the rest of stretching and go for a walk. During my walk, I felt like I made a huge mistake by doing the stretch wrong. My abdomen kept hurting the whole time I was walking, and it’s never stopped hurting in that same spot since. Ultrasounds don’t show anything, so my guess is that I overworked a muscle by stretching improperly and while my muscles were cold. How do I fix this? It seems I caused an injury that isn’t healing, or caused some kind of spasm. It hurts if I do things like blow my nose, cough, laugh, and stretch the front of my stomach or to the side etc.

[@unendingessence4001]

Im like 1.5 or 2 inches smaller because of cervical hyperlordortis good god my young version somehow figured iut that not being able to look up is bad

[@samagog]

Sigh…the huge part you are missing, is that the bad posture you are talking about, translates into shortening/tension in the pecs. It hurts in the traps because tight/shortened pecs cause the traps to be too stretched, which is why it hurts. It hurts in the traps, sure, but the problem is the pecs. You want to relieve the traps? You need to work on getting muscles on your front side to release. As a body worker, you see this a lot. The problem tends to be the opposite muscles from the ones you are feeling the pain in.

[@patroche7603]

What do you suggest for pecs in bits last 10 months pecs under arm left trap and neck horrendous pain.

[@patroche7603]

Forgot to mention I had winged scapula which I managed to get back in place through exercises but pain still remains mainly in shoulder and down left forearm

[@samagog]

@@patroche7603 man…you got a lot going on. Some major rotator cup issues. Injuries?I def wouldn’t be able to give a specific suggestion without actually observing what it looks and feels like. Test range of motion. I would definitely be doing gentle stretches . Also, sounds like you’ve got some nerve impingement at you neck(nerve roots for arm and shoulder and rotator cuff). I get similar pain in my left arm and my rotator cuff, because of degenerative disc disease. I regularly do yoga, and upper body strengthening, like pull ups, just to maintain the pain. It can still get pretty bad, but, before the yoga and upper body strengthening, it would get so bad I’d have panic attacks over thinking I was having a heart attack….

[@abhinandsp2679]

So should we strengthen the upper traps after relieving the tension . Thank you

[@Pharos27]

Where do you get that Block? What do you call it?

[@TrollsAndScrolls]

is it me or are these exercises pretty much all the same?? Once I got the notification for Conor's new video I was like "I wonder if there's gonna be a guy lying on his back with his legs bent against the wall" 😂🤣😂

[@Hoenhighn1]

They pretty much are, but there are like a hundred vids

[@soups1083]

Thank you i thought i was going crazy.. like why is exercise just laying down and breathing 😭😭

[@glendybaez3683]

LMFAOOOO pull the head foward 👀 ....the jaw detaches from our skull 🐒 😂😂😂

[@boookieee2488]

I’m 19 im glad im catching this shit young I’m skinny ish wit fucked up everything time for a turn around b4 it’s to latw

[@MarkNOTW]

I lmao at jaw popping off!

[@user-xs7rh1fe4w]

Thank you Doc

[@kimnahee6273]

Can you do a video about how to elongate the neck please?😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Jess.E.17]

I had no idea the dude eith the beard was talking for about 8 seconds into the first movement 😅

[@grimpeter9630]

Do you have any videos that address a tight nervy pain around the pec minor? I have rib flare with an elevated shoulder and painful sensation in my pecs near my underarm.

[@danieltendies300]

Didn’t watch the video yet, but I have a feeling it has something to do with the ribcage.

[@jc6830]

1:15 6:46 key

[@andihd8768]

I'm hoping this will help.. after chiropractic treatment & massage, everything keeps coming back. Granted I sit all day at a desk & know it's my posture, I feel so out of whack that I never know what's truly neutral. I've got scap flare on my left. Rib flare on my right. My neck vacilatte from left to right on stiffness. I'm a mess!

[@riccardomadini8148]

Very very interesting😊

[@TiffB333]

Un-ef your entire traps with the Curtis technique. As an LMT this keeps my clients coming back 🫶🏽

[@adielwilson8749]

I was just about to stretch my upper trap when this came up. Thank you KZbin algorithm

[@user-qb5wy5dg8w]

the comments didn't disappoint 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dan_iversaire]

Thanks you doc!

[@6gatornation]

well there's something else I can try been Driving a commercial vehicle since 1997 It was shortly after that I developed TMJ

[@lelumpolelum2888]

That’s jaw detaches when you push 😅 make me laugh😂 that’s me

[@koof1776]

To the Point!