Sports massage for the neck: Accessory Nerve Entrapment via Sternocleidomastoid muscle

[@mattroggenkamp6717]

I’ve been doing this and hope it improves my pain in the jaw and gum… feels like it’s Trigeminal neuralgia but not sure… good video

[@stuarthindsacademy]

well if it is involved you will definately get better

[@joanneevans3195]

Great information, thanks. I find working in this area can be a little daunting sometimes, this was a great tip.

[@stuarthindsacademy]

Yes it can be @joanneevans3195

[@DD-ff3zo]

Awesome tip! Thank you!

[@stuarthindsacademy]

Glad it was helpful! @DD-ff3zo

[@richhayter]

Great info, thanks. I’m having issues with scapular winging on my right side & it seems as though it’s my mid trap on that side that is not firing at all. Do you have any other advice that might help? Many thanks.

[@stuarthindsacademy]

@@richhayter yes get some treatment on your pec minor muscle it maybe short and creating winging of the inferior angle of your scapular. If you have a look on my video list there is a video on scapular assessment, please check that out

[@richhayter]

@@stuarthindsacademyThanks for your reply, but I don’t think it’s related to the pec, the issue is definitely with my mid-trapezius, I can’t seem to flex it at all, & this has caused the scapular on this side to shift out of position.

[@stuarthindsacademy]

@@richhayter so exactly where is the winging happening , medial border of scapula? Inferior angle of scapula, these are the most common. Just trying to get an idea ? Serratus anterior is your biggest culprit with medial border scap winging, pec minor for inferior winging. Can you retract and depress your scapula?

[@richhayter]

@@stuarthindsacademy Scapular retraction is difficult on my right (injured) side. I was performing pull-ups with a close grip when I felt something out of place in my mid trap. Since then I’ve had shoulder pain. I thought it was impingement, & started working on rehab exercises. What has led me to the trap? There’s a boney ridge sticking out of my right trap -this appears to be the top ridge of my scapular, which seems to have drifted out laterally. I can’t feel this on my left (healthy) side -the trap there is thick & dense, like the right side used to be. When I recorded my back using video, there is a distinct difference with my left & right mid & low trapezius -it’s as if the muscle on the right has stopped working. The upper trap just below my ears is fine -I can shrug easily & flex this muscle- but I can’t seem to activate the mid to low trapezius on my right side. I’m right handed, this should be stronger. This leads me to believe that, with no tension on the trapezius, it’s allowing my scapular to drift out laterally. This is why I am hoping I can stimulate the SAN that supplies the trap using your technique. Thanks for your help, I hope this makes sense.

[@avacos21]

thanks my man!

[@stuarthindsacademy]

my pleasure @avacos21

[@markus7894]

In my body, that's a sore muscle!

[@stuarthindsacademy]

its a common one markus