Hey y'all, I feel like I have a lot to say about "pre-habbing" the neck muscles! I've been doing that for 10 months now. I am still tracking down the root cause, but my SCM, scalenes and rhomboids are full of trigger points.
If you can, learn how to stretch and strenghten these muscles, while using the Theracane and massage to work out the knots or trigger points. I've noticed that when these muscles are tight, they not only cause pain, but impinge on nerves and vasculature...and that aint good!