Levator Scapula may not roll off the tongue, but it’s a muscle every cyclist should know about. Keeping it happy will address the pain of a stiff neck and increase your neck mobility.

The multiple regression analysis with backward elimination showed that tenderness in the levator scapulae (β = 0.22, P < 0.01), infraspinatus (β = 0.16, P < 0.05) and deltoid (β = 0.17, P < 0. ...

You see, the classic barbell shoulder shrug targets two muscles: (1) Your upper traps, which rotate your shoulder blades upward; and (2) your levator scapulae (the rope-like muscles that run down ...

This targets two very important muscles in your neck—the trap and the levator scapulae—and is a simple stretch you can do whether seated or standing. Be sure to keep your neck in a neutral ...

The levator scapulae origins from the upper cervical vertebraes, extend along the back of the neck and inserts at the medial angle of scapulae. The neck extensor muscles ...