but stretching the muscle can loosen your shoulders and improve posture, says Fata-Chan. Also known as the traps, the trapezius is a muscle group that covers the upper back and goes down along the ...

Which Upper Body Muscles Should We Stretch? The upper body includes several important muscle groups, such as the pectorals, deltoids, trapezius, and lats. However, the muscles that benefit most ...

Conclusions: According to the acquired results, we conclude that IZ and MTrPs are located in well-defined areas in upper trapezius muscle. Moreover, MTrPs in upper trapezius are proximally located ...

Objective First, to look for appropriate closed kinetic chain exercises to restore intramuscular imbalance between upper trapezius (UT) and serratus anterior (SA) in overhead athletes. Second, to ...