1.0 cc of a 1:1 mixture of 2% lidocaine/0 .5% Marcaine was injected with a 27-gauge 1.25-inch needle into several muscles in the upper left shoulder/back area as well as in the neck.  Muscles isolated were the rhomboideus major/minor, trapezius, splenius capitis, sternocleidomastoid.  There are no complications.