Therapist Notes – Pain inside shoulder blade when slouching while seated

Pain between the shoulder blades is seldom rhomboids unless the client has trapped the rhomboid muscle against a hard surface or they have extremely imbalanced extrinsic back and extrinsic chest muscle. When the problem is postural, the shoulders and upper back are notably rounded or the upper … Continue reading →

Self Care – Pain inside the shoulder blade when slouching while seated

Pain between the shoulder blades, especially chronic pain, is seldom rhomboids. Rhomboids usually dangle loosely and only produce pain when they are trapped between your ribs and a hard surface, like a wooden chair back or you have severely rounded shoulders. If that's not you, search … Continue reading →

Therapy Notes – Suboccipital Muscles

Sub-occipitals strap the head on to the first 2 vertebrae. They have a direct bearing on and are strongly affected by the atlanto-occipital joint and the atlanto-ondontoid joint. Upper cervical function and alignment strongly influences muscle tension, pain patterns, visceral function and postural … Continue reading →

Self Care – Headache All Over Or In A Band Around The Head

Activities to Avoid or Change Avoid the activities that aggravate this like jutting your chin forward to look at the computer screen, bobbing your head up and down as when discussing the expensive wine list or craning your head up to paint the crown molding. If you watch videos of … Continue reading →

Self Care – Can’t Reach Pain Under the Shoulder Blade

Once in a while, this problem starts by awkwardly reaching up and back, but usually, this is a chronic problem. The muscle tightens because the upper ribs have become chronically elevated. Also, there is the issue of chronic Forward Head Posture and, usually, a bit of a hook in the upper … Continue reading →