04/02/2026
Your SCM muscle is kind of a diva 👑
It turns your head.
Helps you breathe.
Holds your stress.
…and then sends pain to completely unrelated places just to keep things interesting.
Tight SCM?
You might feel it as:
— headaches
— jaw tension
— ear + eye pain
— dizziness
—not just “neck pain”
It’s also one of your accessory breathing muscles,
which means if you’re living in shallow breath or stress mode…this muscle is probably overworking.
I work with this muscle all the time in my practice, and I’m always shocked when people tell me they’ve never had this important muscle worked by other massage therapists.
When it softens: breath deepens.
The nervous system settles.
The whole system exhales a little. The jaw begins to unhinge.
Small muscle with big connections.
Save this for your next neck tension moment, or book with me to experience it for yourself 🤍