The scapular raphe is located on either side of the collar, with the upper part of the muscle located on the deep side of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the lower part on the deep side of the trapezius muscle, a pair of long band muscles, behind the trapezius muscle, the scapular raphe is probably the most common location for pain and tension in the neck and shoulders. It is one of the muscles most susceptible to excessive weight bearing when carrying heavy loads in the back and shoulders. It assists the trapezius muscle when elevating the scapula: it assists the rhomboid muscle when bringing the glenoid fossa down into rotation. The scapularis raphe is a highly burdened muscle that almost everyone has problems with. Its name comes from the Latin and the name explains its function: it is used to elevate the scapula. Starting and stopping points: Starting point: the posterior tuberosity of the transverse process of the upper 4 cervical vertebrae. Stopping point: the upper corner of the scapula and the upper part of the medial border of the scapula. Function: 1.Lift the scapula; 2.Lift the scapula and make the lower angle of the scapula turn medially; 3.When the scapula is fixed, it can make the cervical flexion to the same side and posterior tilt. Nerve and blood supply: Nerve: dorsal scapular nerve (C5), C3, C4 Blood supply: transverse cervical artery; jin-lung artery Symptoms: Pain site: pain in the fallopian and scapular suture Pain description: 1. Injury to the scapular raphe is one of the main causes of pain and stiffness in the cervical angle; 2. When injured or strained, it projects pain or soreness and sadness to the medial edge of the scapula, or even the scapula near the spine side inside the suture of the scapula and projects pain that can reach the dorsal side of the shoulder; 3. When you back up, an injury to the scapular raphe can cause you to be unable to turn your head to look backwards. You may not even be able to turn your head to the side of the injury at all; 4. Neck stiffness, inability to rotate from side to side, neck and shoulder pain, and limited cervical spine rotation; 5. It is the main cause of falling backwards. Causes: 1.Sleeping upside down and without a pillow to support your head, sleeping on your side with a low pillow, etc.; 2.Looking at a copy in one direction while typing, pinning the phone between your head and shoulder; 3.Single shoulder backpack and handbag, when carrying a bag on one shoulder, you often lift your shoulder to prevent the bag from sliding off, and doing so will aggravate the scapular raphe injury; 4.Excessive exercise, emotional stress and too high or too low armrests can also make the scapular Lift muscle strain; 5, after an acute neck sprain injury; 6, the book flat on the table to read, will also make the scapular raphe and trapezius muscle overworked, often beyond their tolerance, because when you continue to stretch your head to the front, the pre and all the muscles of the upper back need to continue to contract, read the book with the frame will be propped up; 7, lying in bed to read or play computer and watch TV.