Unlock Your Neck: Easy Stretches for Tight Scalene and Sternocleidomastoid Muscles

Have you noticed a tightness or tenderness in the muscles around the neck? Do certain neck structures cramp easily, or do you experience significant movement limitations in your neck? Are you feeling tingling or numbness in your arm, or perhaps suffering from tension headaches? Great news, you have come to the right place. We're going to go through everything you need to know about the anatomy of the lateral neck muscles and how you can easily alleviate these annoying symptoms right from home. Stick around until the end of the video because there's a special bonus that will help you easily relax your neck muscles just by using the weight of the head and the neck.

In everyday activities and normal loading situations, a forward head posture or a poorly slept night can intensify the symptoms in the arm or in the neck area. The neck has a few muscle groups that assist in breathing, and if we have to hold our head in a forward position for extended periods, a single muscle can become overloaded. The important anatomical structures you should know about in the neck are the scalene muscles - aka rib elevators - and the sternocleidomastoid, the head support muscle. ---