trapezius
Upper back muscle
The trapezius is a large, flat muscle extending from the base of the skull down to the middle of the back and out to the shoulder blades.
It moves the head and shoulders—shrugging, tilting the head back, and stabilizing the shoulder blades during arm movement.
Athletes and weightlifters often develop prominent traps: He did shrugs to build his trapezius.
Posterior thoracic bone
- clavicleHorizontal bone above ribs
- cervicalOf the neck
- thoracicOf the chest region
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
occipital · nape · rhomboids · sternocleidomastoid · spine · dorsal · innervation · anterior
Shoulder gesture of uncertainty
- elevationHeight above reference point
- retractionFormal withdrawal of statement
- rotationTurning on an axis
- depressionProlonged low state
stabilization · contraction · relaxation · carrying · pulling
Stretched or strained state
- knotsSecured loops in rope
- stiffnessResistance to deformation
- strainExcessive stretching force
- spasmInvoluntary muscle contraction
tightness · headache · overuse · stress · massage · release · stretching
Study of work efficiency
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- slouchingPoor postural alignment
- kyphosisHunched back condition
- workstationTechnical computing system
sitting · office · chiropractic · stretches · yoga · pilates
Lifts shoulders briefly
- rowsSide-by-side sequences
- deadliftGround-to-hip barbell raise
- dumbbellsHandheld lifting weights
- barbellWeighted exercise apparatus
hypertrophy · strengthening · bodybuilding · powerlifting · weightlifting
scapula
Posterior thoracic bone
vertebrae · occipital · nape · rhomboids · sternocleidomastoid · spine · dorsal · innervation · anterior · skeletal
shrug
Shoulder gesture of uncertainty
- elevationHeight above reference point
- retractionFormal withdrawal of statement
- rotationTurning on an axis
depression · stabilization · contraction · relaxation · carrying · pulling
tension
Stretched or strained state
spasm · tightness · headache · overuse · stress · massage · release · stretching
ergonomics
Study of work efficiency
workstation · sitting · office · chiropractic · stretches · yoga · pilates
shrugs
Lifts shoulders briefly
barbell · hypertrophy · strengthening · bodybuilding · powerlifting · weightlifting
- musculoskeletalbone, bones, muscle, muscles, joint
- muscle systemmuscle, biceps, triceps, deltoid, deltoids
- musclesmuscle, biceps, triceps, abs, hamstrings
- upper bodyarm, forearm, upper arm, elbow, wrist
- backbackache, backbone, dorsal, lats, lower back
- back anatomybackbone, back, spinal column, spine, vertebral column
trapeziusserratus anterior
Scapular protraction muscle
pectoralis minor · rhomboids · deltoid · sternocleidomastoid