Neck Pain Relief: Pinched Nerves, Stretches & Treatment

Neck pain and stiffness often involve pinched nerves that cause referred pain in the head or shoulders. Using TENS units, specific stretches, and vitamins can help heal damaged nerves and reduce crunching sensations in the neck.

Trapezius & Neck Pain

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Kristi Stephens

Neck pain can be the result of tight trapezius muscles, and the trapezius may spasm due to neck pain. The trapezius musculature is is an inverted triangle which starts at the base of the skull, spreads over the shoulders and down to the mid back. These muscles are highly susceptible to overuse.

Kristi Stephens has been writing professionally since 2010. She holds certifications in athletic training, massage therapy, personal training and has a physical-education degree with concentrations in coaching and family life/human sexuality. Stephens is on the kinesiology faculty at a local community college and is employed as an athletic trainer/patient relations coordinator for a sports medicine physical therapy clinic.