Disclaimer!
All of my suggestions are based on my own personal experience and education as a Sports Massage Croydon therapist. Consult your doctor if you are suffering significant discomfort, including numbness or loss of mobility.
Are you worried about your shoulder collapsing? Do you ever wake up with a sore shoulder, reach for something on a shelf, or look over your shoulder, and then BAM, you’re zapped? You’re confined because your neck is locked and in severe pain.
Two weeks ago, I had a day that was on the verge of being a disaster. The initial warning twinge has occurred to me so many times that I can recognise it. I’m aware that if I don’t act swiftly, I’ll lose the next day or two.
Understanding The Signs And Symptoms Of Shoulder And Neck Pain
On Thursday, it all started. Tension is typically the first stage in creating the perfect storm, in my experience. I had a crazy day at work, then went to college in the evening when I had a surprise practise exam. Once I had sports massage treatments scheduled for Friday, as well as an agreement to take my daughter ice skating, which entails an hour round trip to Cardiff, and I know that sitting in a car traveling will aggravate me.
I knew I had to act immediately when I awoke on Friday morning with the first twinge of a warning twinge in my shoulder. Otherwise, my day would be wrecked.
Take a hot shower first. Ensure that the water is as hot as you can tolerate. It’s great for your health!
Why is it advantageous to you? Heat causes muscles to relax and expand, which they appreciate. What about taking an ice bath? This is effective if you have damage-related inflammation and want to reduce swelling in the affected area. But what if the discomfort is due to damage? It appears to be a case of trial and error. I know what I’m talking about since I’ve been there. I’ve discovered that the taser-like pain I occasionally get is amplified by stress, which causes tension, which constricts the area and compresses the nerves, and then bam. My neck and shoulders are no longer there.
Simply stand in front of the shower, move your shoulders in gentle circles, bow your neck to one side, and nod yes and no gently. Movement is magical, despite what your warning pains are telling you. You don’t want to put too much tension on it, so just perform gradual, moderate shoulder rolls. Turn your head slowly from side to side. Find a quiet spot to unwind. If you can’t take a shower, try a hot water bottle, a heat blanket, or a hot bath instead.
What Role Does Massage Play In Shoulder And Neck Pain?
Then I reach around my shoulder and grab as much skin as I can, lifting and rolling it off the sticky areas. This may be tough for you to perform because you can’t reach that far or lack the power to hold, but treatment by Sports Massage Therapist Croydon can help. We’ve been taught to work with those places, exerting just enough pressure or lift to persuade the nervous system to relax.
A tingling feeling, comparable to pins and needles, became apparent as I moved closer to the spine. A nerve travels through the rib gaps between each vertebra. That’s why, if you’ve ever fractured a rib (or had a tattoo around your rib), you know how painful it can be. It’s due to a surplus of nerves. The problem is that when those muscles hold tension on a regular basis; the nerves that give them movement impulses are compressed as well. Then you create a perfect storm in which the nerves are squeezed, the nerves are compressed, and BOOM, you’re tasered.
By applying heat, rotating the area, and using massage to loosen the fascia surrounding the muscles; I was able to avoid the dreaded shoulder explosion.
Please contact Medical Massage Detox to make an appointment to discuss your movement difficulties in greater detail so that we can establish which muscles are causing you pain.
