With the constant tasks of work, activities of daily living, exercise and other things we do throughout our days, the muscles around our neck and shoulders can feel and become quite tight and sore. The everyday stress of life, work, activities and exercise can all have a negative effect on how we feel through our shoulders. The good news is that you can help improve this tension through several things. Here are several things you can do to help improve those tight shoulders:
Hands-on treatment:Â seeing your osteopath for some hands-on manual therapy can help lessen the tension and/or pain in your shoulders and neck, improve motion and mobility through these areas and reduce inflammation
Exercises:Â prescribing exercises to help take tension off the shoulders and neck, improve motion and tension through these areas as well as strength, are things your osteopath can do to help your condition. Here are several exercises that may help reduce tightness through your shoulders
Advice and education:Â knowing exactly what might be causing the tightness, how long it might take you to heal, what can be done to best manage your condition and why the tightness or restriction may be causing the tightness or dysfunction through other areas are all things your osteopath can provide to help best manage your condition.
