The neck muscles (technical term: platysma) are also very strong—and constantly active. They start to pull down on the lower ...

You might think the biggest muscles in your body can be found in your legs or back, but that title actually goes to the gluteus maximus; a pair of muscles that make up the bulk of your backside ...

Sit tall, and gaze forward with your shoulders relaxed by your sides. Tilt your head down and then press your chin backward, ...

The suboccipital muscles directly influence the rest of the neck’s alignment, when they’re chronically shortened, they pull the head into forward posture, creating a cascade of compensations ...

Neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders, and globally, around 2,500 people out of 100,000 have some form of neck pain. In fact, by 2050, the estimated global number of neck ...

Take regular vision breaks using the 20-20-20 rule: every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds to give your neck muscles a chance to reset.

Depending on the angle, your head can weigh 27 to 60 pounds, so your neck muscles will get a real workout if you angle your face down for multiple hours daily to look at your phone or computer.

The sternocleidomastoid is a large muscle in the neck that can cause pain behind the ear, down the side of the neck, or referred pain.

The neck muscles (technical term: platysma) are also very strong—and constantly active. They start to pull down on the lower face, increasing jowling in the area, Dr. Collins adds. Then, there ...

Nazarian, also a professor of orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School, told Popular Science that when neck knots—or myofascial trigger points—occur, “a specific portion of the muscle ...