Massage Tutorial: the Trapezius (deep tissue, anatomy review)

My new book is out! It’s called Massage Is Weird: Trapezius is more than just the bunch of muscle on top of the shoulders! This video is about the broad structure of the trapezius, along with its broad implications for headache and shoulder pain. We review the anatomy, do some palpation on a client, and then go through a lengthy demo. Inferior, middle, and superior trapezius are discussed, along with some strategies for supine work. 0:00 Introduction 0:20 Anatomy and kinesiology review 1:53 Pain and referral patterns 2:40 Anatomy review with client 3:45 Massage technique demo (bilateral warm-up) 5:25 Unilateral massage techniques 8:00 Palpating the inferior trapezius 11:15 Unfurling superior trapezius 13:00 Thoroughly working upper traps 15:00 Likely sites of trigger points 17:15 Supine trapezius work 19:35 Unilateral supine trapezius work Let me know what you think! Do you have any strategies or specific techniques to offer? Did I forget anything? Let me know in the comments! Support me on Patreon: My Facebook blog: More stuff: