Dr. Rudi Chan demonstrates how to relieve a trapezius muscle for headaches and neck pain. Call today to schedule a consultation.

Headaches are among the most frequent pains we share in common, perhaps because they have so many triggers. Emotional stress, bad food choices or even poor posture can all end up in aching, throbbing, or tension pain in our heads. In the trigger point therapy field, we know the secret to relieving headaches often lies in treating the muscles that refer pain into the head. The most important of these muscles is the Upper Trapezius.

Trigger points in the Upper Trapezius cause an important pattern of pain that wraps around the side of the head from the upper neck, over the ear, into the temple and behind the eye (including corner of jaw), hitting most of the common areas we experience headaches. The trigger points often lie dormant (latent) when we aren't having head pain, until they are activated by a certain trigger and our headaches begin. Dr. Rudi Chan demonstrates have to relief the trapezius muscle which is linked to headaches and migraines.