This post offers strategies for relief when you can’t reach that pain under your shoulder blade. Learn more about how people describe, activate, and perpetuate the pain by looking at this other post. Typically, people ignore this pain that they can’t reach under the shoulder blade until it becomes chronic. At that point, these trigger […]
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One of my clients describes this as the best exercise for shoulder and upper back tension. He thinks it should be the first exercise that I give people, regardless of their problem. It really does reduce shoulder and upper back tension in a magical way. I noticed significant differences over the 1st month when I
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These doorway stretches for chest muscles are classic because they’re quick, effective, and can be done almost anywhere. It is easy to stop at most doorways on your way back from the kitchen, office, or bathroom. They stretch the extrinsic chest muscles. Daily stretches can offer notable relief and postural change even with minimal effort.
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This simple set of stretches has 3 parts: Part 1: Release the Top of the Neck I’ve worked with neck specialists for over 20 years. I’ve seen hundreds of cases where balancing the upper neck immediately changes the lower neck without ever working on the lower neck directly. Don’t underestimate the importance of these first
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The anatomy of thoracic outlet structures is complex in several ways. First, many of the bones are both origin and insertion for muscles. Second, several of the muscles have statistically significant variations in cadaver studies. Here, you will find a brief overview of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome followed by a walk-through of the structures from back
Want to skip ahead?Here’s a link to my post about getting relief on your own. These people complain of aching or burning pain over the kidneys. The pain is often associated with chronic coughing or recent illness with nausea and vomiting. Many of them have already had their kidneys checked but have not found any problems.
Pain around Thumb Pad People complain about pain just inside the shoulder blade, thumb, and index finger. Notably, it doesn’t always create pain in the hand; sometimes, it tingles like it is “falling asleep” or “going numb.” Sometimes, they have pain or tingling when reaching out with the hands near shoulder level, like when you’re driving
Overview Scalene anatomy is more variable than most muscles. They vary in their attachments and size in 40-71% of the reviewed studies. Scalenes are 3 (sometimes 4) muscles on either side of the neck. This is one of those muscles that makes it hard to say which end is the origin and which end is
Here, you will find a functional overview of the anatomy of the serratus posterior superior. I also explore its role as a respiratory muscle. Afterward, I have links to related posts. Anatomy Overview Overview This muscle is the most superficial of the intrinsic back muscles and straps across the erectors, levator costae, and intrinsic spine muscles. Origin
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