Iliocostalis (1) is subject to attack by a shoulder virus that then irritates the muscle into violent contraction. This irritation spreads, by  contact, to all the muscles meeting at "Grand Central Station" where Semispinalis Capitis (3), Rotatares (4), and Semispinalis Cervicis (5) share the connect point with 1. It also spreads into Serratus Anterior 1st Digitation (2), downward to the southern tip of the scapula, and onward to locations further south. Endorphins usually numb pain in the upper shoulder such that the closest conscious pain is at the "catch" area (see illustration on bottom of page 13 in "What's Really Wrong With You"). Pulse the common connection point and all the muscles involved along their length. Pulse 1 at one inch intervals from the "Grand Central Station" down to the 'catch" point.
The buried 2, which attaches the top of the scapula to the ribs, is responsible for the feeling of tension in the shoulder that is usually mistakenly blamed on the more visible Trapezius (27). Pulse 2 and all the tendons that connect it to the vertebrae.
3 carries the irritation up to where it contacts the suboccipital muscles, whose affects are described in chapter 5 ("What's Really Wrong With You").
 4 shares a connection with 1, 3, and 5, and traps a nerve located where it joins. This creates the sensation of a "crick" in the neck, and even electrical shock on movements. 5 shares its upper connection with 6, spreading the irritation there also.
To treat a "crick in the neck" or a "catch in the back", pulse all of the muscles listed here. They are all interconnected in their irritation by their shared connection points, and all of them need to be treated to bring the fastest relief
Treat SCM (23) for coughing & and Digastric (24) for dizziness.
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