May 29, 2012
The suboccipital muscles are often shortened & tight in people who spend a lot of time at the computer (or generally with head-forward posture) with head hunched with chin jutted forward. According to Dr. Janet Travell’s pioneering work on myofascial trigger points, hypertoned (tight) suboccipitals tend to refer pain around the ear & temple.

The suboccipital muscles are often shortened & tight in people who spend a lot of time at the computer (or generally with head-forward posture) with head hunched with chin jutted forward. According to Dr. Janet Travell’s pioneering work on myofascial trigger points, hypertoned (tight) suboccipitals tend to refer pain around the ear & temple.

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