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My neck and shoulders have been hurting/burning off and on for about 3 weeks now. I had a wonderful massage where my therapist suggested that I
- use ice and heat alternately (I have to force myself to do this for 15 minutes, although I know ice is good for inflammation)
- do an exercise with a weight to stretch out the muscles between my neck and my shoulders
- do yoga stretching
- get an over-the-door shoulder pulley and use it to stretch out the muscles
- STOP doing whatever it was that was causing the problem!
I’m still having problem, but 1 through 4 above are definitely helping. Since I have no clue what I did/am doing that causes me to tighten up like this, it’s a bit hard to ‘stop it,’ but it’s great that I now have an arsenal of ways to make it stop for a bit.
I received a new neck pillow I ordered (Amber ATE the one I had while I was out working with the weed whacker), so I’m again doing all of my stretching and relaxation poses on my yoga mat.
Thanks to Sixty and Me and their “Gentle Yoga” DVDs (for old broads like me) with instructor Cat Kabira for teaching me ways to stretch myself out, try to relax, and strengthen my body to feel better.
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