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  • Begin with massage over the sterno-cleidomastoid and continue with pressing and shaking.

    Massage and the Original Swedish Movements 1918

  • The sternocleidomastoids (SCM) -- one on each side of the neck -- are paired muscles, composed of the sternomastoid component that runs from the sternum to the mastoid process of the skull, immediately behind and below the ear, and the cleidomastoid muscle that runs from the clavicle to the mastoid.

    Bloody Elbow 2010

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