Why do you have back and neck aches for days if you “sleep wrong” one night?
In: Biology
So I learnt during my first year of massage therapy that when you “sleep wrong” you can actually over stretch one set of muscles while tightening the opposite set. Especially if it’s your neck area as there is a huge number of muscles including, erector spina group, traps, scalenes (of which you have ), levator scapula, SCM (cant member how to spell the full muscle) and a few other smaller muscles. Most of these either span your most of your back, aid in stabilizing your head, and or share origins/insertions with other muscles. And since alot of them are key for keeping your trunk and neck stable as well as physical movement if you cant relax them properly after you strech/tense them you will experience alot of discomfort over x amount of days. Since I sleep wrong all the time I love hands on days at school
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