Why do you get painful muscle “knots” between your shoulder blades and your spine that keep you awake at night?  They can also hold your attention all day, too.

What are those “knots” and how can you get rid of them?

Lots of things can make your muscles unhappy. Most often the reason you get knots or muscle spasms in your shoulder has something to do with positions and posture.

If you sleep in a certain way, work in a specific way, drive or watch television or use the computer mouse in certain positions, or always carry your sweet little baby on the same hip, your muscles can get unhappy. Then they complain.

You know your muscles are complaining when they give you pain.  They just can’t say it in words.

You see, muscles are responsible for most pain.

A muscle “knot” is an area that has contracted itself or gone into a type of spasm. It kind of scrunches up into a tight ball.  Sometimes it is such a large ball that someone else can actually feel it when they touch it, too.

A contraction can occur when a muscle is held in a shortened (contracted) position for long periods. It can also occur from being over-stretched. In that case, the over-stretched muscle is trying to protect itself from ripping.

Muscles like to be in neutral, balanced states.

So how can you get rid of these painful spasms in your upper back?

1. Figure out what causes your knot.

2. Teach yourself how to have a strong back.  Get a strong back.

3. Correct the positions that cause your symptoms.  Change them.

4. Consider massage therapy but be sure that the therapist understands how bodies actually work.

5. Educate yourself so you understand how your body works.

Start learning more about how your body works and you can start getting rid of those knots quickly!  And, if you need a little help from me, just holler!