Suspected Chronic Levator Scapulae Syndrome

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It is hard to diagnose these things without seeing them but I have to say sometimes the most obvious stuff can be missed Tightness in the levator scapula with pain at attachment on top of scapula and radiating around that area, pain up along the neck and also in both levator attachment at the base of the skull, along with tightness and pain in subocciptal muscles is a very common debilitating condition often caused by poor posture driving, sitting at a computer, lyiung in bed reading a book for long periods i.e. where the head is forward and the levator muscle is stretched and under tension for long periods. Yes scapular dyskinesis dosen't help but is not what is causing the pain.....Deep tissue work on the levator , it's attachments and the suboccipitals can often provide massive relief , the hard part is getting somebody skilled and strong enough to do it. Doctors etc. can often ignore this as a form of treatment for this condition because it is kind of outside their experience........Obviously doing exercises to correct scapular dyskinesis and exercises/ training to correct posture are important along with treatment. This is a common condition I encounter everyday and be quite debilitating.......but usually easily solved...one to three treatments depending on how bad the condition is and provided person does homework.........so my advice would be try and find a physio known to be good for deep tissue work and see what they think....