possibly!

"nuchal ligament" translates "Nackenband". Maybe it is synonymous with "Nackengürtel".

Schulter|gürtel
shoulder girdle
Cingulum membri superioris.
http://www.gesundheit.de/roche/

There follows a deep aching discomfort throughout the musculoskeletal system, especially the neck girdle and the shoulder girdle and low back.
http://www.arthritis.co.za/fibromyalgia.html
cingulum (cin•gu•lum) (singgu-l[schwa]m) pl. cingula [L. “girdle”] [TA] [TA] 1. an encircling structure or part; anything that encircles a body. Called also cingule and girdle. 2. a bundle of association fibers that partly encircles the corpus callosum not far from the median plane, the fibers of which interrelate the cingulate and hippocampal gyri. 3. the lingual lobe of an anterior tooth, making up the bulk of the cervical third of its lingual surface; called also basal, linguocervical, and linguogingival ridge.
cingulum membri inferioris, TA alternative for c. pelvicum.
cingulum membri superioris, TA alternative for c. pectorale.
cingulum pectorale, [TA] pectoral girdle: the encircling bony structure supporting the upper limbs, comprising the clavicles and scapulae, articulating with each other and with the sternum and vertebral column, respectively; called also c. membri superioris [TA alternative] and shoulder girdle.
http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzp...

http://www.bambach.com.au/wr/brochures/shoulder/shoulder.htm