Fixing your tight suboccipital muscles and neck pain

If you've been feeling a nagging ache right where your skull meets your neck, there's a good chance you're dealing with tight suboccipital muscles. It's that deep, heavy tension that makes you want to constantly rub the back of your head or crack your neck just to get a second of relief. Most of us don't even realize these tiny muscles exist until they start screaming at us, usually after a long day of staring at a laptop or hunching over a phone. ...

February 7, 2026 · 6 min · Yamile Cano