Neck and shoulder tensions
Your upper fibres of your trapezii muscles run from the base of your neck out accross the tops of your shoulders. The stress and strain of modern life or prolonged demanding postures, such as using a laptop computer or driving, can lead to hypertonia of your trapezii. In other words many aspects of our lifes can lead to an increase in the background tension of your neck and shoulder muscles. Hypertonia can increase untill you feel a nagging ache and strain.Your hypertonia may persist over time and might start to experience soreness and discomfort. Eventually pain and immobility may arise. Osteopaths are well placed to treat people with neck and shoulder tensions with soft tissue techniques (massage) for your trapezii and other neck and shoulder muscles and gentle movement (mobilisation) of your neck and shoulder joints.
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