Pulled Trapezius?

Hi, I have pulled my trapezius muscle and was wondering if there are any massages/ exercises I can do to help relieve pain and bring this back to normal.

Hi Rachel It might feel like you’ve pulled a muscle, but unless you can remember a specific, isolated incident when you did - then you didn’t! Here’s why. When you put your neck under prolonged, postural pressure either due to having a stiff mid back, sitting all day in front of a pc or driving etc, your upper traps “stiffen up” to protect the joints in your neck, and so they’ll feel tight - but they’re actually protective and why stretching whilst it feels good, probably won’t help in the long term. The same for massage - great for instant relief, but it doesn’t solve the why... So try getting your thoracic spine moving better https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0HOz85PHbkKTYa0WAO1xtaKsJMKu7svy   make sure you’re sitting as good as you can   https://youtu.be/D-_MaAmqTp8   and get exercising - I’d start here   https://youtu.be/ZKcdH3etxh8   The Guru