This post has quick relief and lasting relief strategies for the trigger point that creates pain in the upper neck and top of the shoulder. This is a tough trigger point to treat and requires persistent self-care. Often, people choose professional help to make underlying structural changes, hone self-care strategies and stay focused. You can […]
Self-Care for this stiff pain at the base of the neck can be quick and effective when the person is active and healthy. During the stretching, this person often gets a shift in their neck. For the older or less-active person, this requires some relief strategies with more persistent stretching. For more information about this
Change these activities: Here, you will find strategies for getting temporary and lasting relief from that pain along your shoulder blade while slouching. If you’d like to read more about how people describe the pain or what aggravates it check out this other post. The rhomboid major and minor muscles refer pain between the shoulder
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People complain of a strip of pain in the front of the shoulder when reaching up. They often say this is “biceps tendon pain” because it feels more superficial. When I ask if there is a motion that creates pain, they lift their arm in front of them. It bothers them more as the elbow moves
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Want to skip ahead?Here’s a link to my post about getting relief on your own. People usually complain of vague pain in the back of the arm that is sharper at the shoulder. This pain often occurs in passive postures where they are using the long head of the triceps to stabilize the arm. This trigger
Active people complain of pain on the top of their shoulder when lifting their arm. When I ask them to lift their arm, it doesn’t really hurt until their elbow gets level with their shoulder and the tip of the shoulder begins to rotate upward. This is the motion that strongly engages the middle trapezius. Sometimes
Elbow! …and…shoulder People complain about persistent tennis elbow even though they’ve tried many different things around the elbow to get relief. However, it seems unresolvable. They usually don’t talk about the shoulder problem until I ask them if it has troubled them. When asked, tennis players often reveal that the elbow pain flares up when serving
Patients complain of pain in the shoulder when brushing their teeth, combing their hair, putting on make-up, shaving their face, etc. Typically, patients describe this pain as achy and deep in the shoulder. Their primary complaint may also include pain while carrying something by their sides like suitcases or buckets. This trigger point usually doesn’t disturb sleep but is often
Pain when Turning People turn their heads and complain of stiffness and pain that focuses on a spot on one side of the base of their neck. When I ask for more details, they often turn their head slowly until they say, “There. It hurts right there.” When I ask them to touch where it
Want to skip ahead?Here’s a link to my post about getting relief on your own. Table of Contents Stiff Side of Neck when Turning People complain about stiffness and pain in the side of the neck while turning their heads. Usually, they trace up and down the side of their neck while talking about it.
