Muscle spasms in your upper back? Knots in your shoulders?
Happens to the best of us! Including me! And to the occupational therapist who sent the following testimonial to me.
I really got a kick out of this because she 'forgot' what to do for herself just as I have when a miserable knot came to visit.
Here's what Katie said:
> Here's a testimonial for you:
>
> I am an occupational therapist and I know better. I have preached for
> years that we need to stretch our chests and strengthen our upper
> backs/posterior shoulder girdles. However, I have been having spasms
> between my shoulder blades and spine (mostly on the right), and I have
> spent what seems like endless hours in hot baths, on the heating pad,
> and lying on tennis balls or pushing as hard as possible against my
> shiatsu
> massage chair. These techniques often relieved the spasms, but only
> temporarily; not to mention that it left me with a bruise-type pain for
> days from pushing so hard. One day, feeling beyond frustrated, I
> started searching the web. That is when I came across your site and had
> that AHA moment (in a "duh" fashion for me). I had been missing the thing
> I preach so much about!! (We healthcare professionals are such bad
> patients). I instantly stood and did the corner stretch and doorway
> stretch, then cut a piece of Theraband and started some scapular
> strengthening exercises (specifically external roataion and horizontal
> abduction). Boy, did I feel it on the right, but I kept going and guess
> what? Within 2 days, I was FINE. Pain-free, spasm-free, and H-A-P-P-Y!
> Thanks for the reminder. We all need to be smacked upside the head from
> time to time. =)
>
> ~Katie F.
I really appreciated Katie sharing her experience with me.
She started getting to the root of her muscle knot. She started strengthening her back muscles.
And she started stretching and lengthening the muscles in the front of her arms and chest.
She was H-A-P-P-Y! And that makes me happy, too!
I have observed and heard over and over that massage therapists (who should know better) blast away on muscle knots. And the knots cannot relax! Why?
Because the CAUSE of the knots is not where the pain is. Bodies often work like that!
And now I'd like to invite you to discover lots and lots of articles about natural relief for knots and muscle spasms in your upper back at Simple Back Pain Relief.com.
