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Testimonial For Getting Rid Of Muscle Spasms In Your Shoulders Naturally

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Got knots in your upper back?  An Occupational Therapist who was suffering with muscle knots in her back sent me the following email:  🙂

> Dear Kathryn, 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 appreciate Katie writing and sharing her story.  She started out by chasing symptoms.  She ended up by attacking the CAUSE of her upper back spasms.  And that’s how she got rid of her symptoms.  🙂

So, you see?  Look for the cause of your pain.

And, if you’re not an Occupational Therapist, like Katie, and would like an easy to use self-help program, I have just the thing for you!  Click here:  Knots In Your Back Gone!

You CAN have natural relief of the knots in your upper back.  🙂

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How To Get Rid Of Knots In Your Back

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Muscle knots or muscle spasms in your shoulder blade area can be really painful and really annoying, too!

Here’s the simple solution to getting rid of your “knots.”  Just figure out why you have them and then get rid of the cause.  (smile)

I’m not really being a smart aleck.  That actually IS how you can get rid of them.

Knots are Continue reading How To Get Rid Of Knots In Your Back →

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Did You Wake Up With A Muscle Knot In Your Shoulder?

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It seems like just this morning that I woke up with a “knot” between my spine and shoulder blade.  In fact, it was just this morning.  Sometimes when I sleep on my side that happens.

Side sleeping can cause muscle spasms or knots in your upper back like this:  The shoulder you are sleeping on is rolled forward.  The muscles between your shoulder blade and spine get pulled or stretched.  They don’t like it so they go into a type of spasm or contraction.  That is your muscle knot.

Here’s some quick self-help.

Tennis Ball Therapy to the rescue!  Lay on your back and place a tennis ball or similar ball under your knot.  Just lay on it for about 5 minutes.  In about 5 minutes you will notice you don’t feel the painful knot or Continue reading Did You Wake Up With A Muscle Knot In Your Shoulder? →

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What Muscle Causes Pain In Your Upper Back & Pain In Your Hand, Too?

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Did you know there are muscles in your neck that can cause knots in your back, pain on your shoulder and arm and symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, too?  Pretty busy muscles, aren’t they? 🙂

Those muscles are called the scalene muscles.

When the “knot” between your spine and shoulder blade “won’t” go away, blame the scalene muscles.  They may be the culprit.

Your knot cannot go away until the scalene muscles are released (relaxed.)  The knot is a symptom; the scalenes are the cause.

And if you also have carpal tunnel symptoms and they “won’t” go away with conventional medical treatment or massage, blame the scalenes.  The symptoms can go away when the cause (the scalene muscle) is released.

Nerves run from your neck bones to your upper body and arms.  If those nerves get compressed, or pressed on, by the scalene muscles they can cause uncomfortable sensations (and Continue reading What Muscle Causes Pain In Your Upper Back & Pain In Your Hand, Too? →

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Get Rid Of Knots In Your Back And Shoulders Naturally

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Do you know what causes the “knots” or muscle spasms in your upper back and shoulders? Would you be surprised if I told you it is most often muscles?

But why do muscles become “knotted”?

A knot is a contraction or spasm in a muscle.

The most common cause is over-work. That means that you are over-working some of your muscles while others don’t get used enough.

When you were a child, you used all of your 600+ muscles. Then you grew up. As adults, most of use use fewer than Continue reading Get Rid Of Knots In Your Back And Shoulders Naturally →

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How To Get Rid Of Painful Knots In Your Back

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Get rid of muscles knots in your back naturally!
Get rid of muscle knots in your back naturally!

Are you suffering from a painful muscle “knot” in your back?

The most common place for these muscle spasms or contractions is between your shoulder blade and spine. They usually occur on the side of your dominant hand (the one you use the most.)

So what causes these painful knots and what can you do to get rid of them?

There are different types of muscle contractions. A “contraction” is a shortening of a muscle. One type is protective. If a muscle is stretched too much, too often, it will Continue reading How To Get Rid Of Painful Knots In Your Back →

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What Causes Muscle Spasms In Your Shoulder

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What causes “knots” or muscle spasms in your upper back and shoulder?

A knot is a contraction or spasm in the muscle.  The most common cause is over-work.  It’s not necessarily YOU doing too much work but you are overworking some of your MUSCLES.

Those muscles get protective.  To protect themselves and prevent injury or ripping, they go into a type of contraction.  There are different types of contractions.

What is a “contraction”?

Make a fist with your hand.  Your hand gets Continue reading What Causes Muscle Spasms In Your Shoulder →

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