There’s no nice way to say it - 2020 has been a kick in the $#@(*%. Thankfully, there’s a lot of amazing people out there in the world working to make it better, and trying their best to keep us all safe.
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Just a quick note re: the Covid-19 virus. While I believe that at this time bodywork is completely appropriate for healthy people to be receiving, I also believe it's imperative that all of us practice social distancing in an effort to reduce the impacts of this terrible virus.
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If you’re just joining this broadcast, I’ve spent the past couple weeks talking about the scalenes. This week I’m going to focus on things you can do to soothe your scalenes and keep your neck loose, flexible and pain-free.
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In the last blog post I talked about what your scalenes are and do. If you need a quick refresher, feel free to look back over that post although really — all you need to remember is that your scalenes are the muscles on the sides of your neck that help flex your neck. In this post, I’m going to focus on some common injuries that can occur to your scalenes.
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No matter what people do for work, play or exercise, pretty much everyone who comes in to see me for a massage complains about neck pain. With that in mind, I’m going to spend a little time in the coming weeks talking about your scalenes, which are a group of muscles that run up and down the sides of your neck.
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I spend a lot of time reading health and athletic books, both for pleasure and work. Usually the books I find are related directly to my interests in massage therapy or bodywork but - as any booklover will tell you - one book inevitably leads to another. Occasionally you find yourself far from your original Dewey Decimal shelf, happily wandering unfamiliar titles and subjects...
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The fact is the shoulder joint can be a beautiful work of art, or it can be a piece of crap. What we gain in versatility and range of motion we give up in stability, making our shoulders more susceptible to injury than almost all the joints in our bodies. It’s a complicated region of the body, so I’ll be breaking this post into two parts to devote more time to what couples your shoulder together, and what ultimately breaks down there.
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Restrictions and pain in your neck muscles can lead to headaches, ringing in the ears, jaw pain, and restricted breathing (which can increase anxiety). As your head finds more difficulty swinging around, the rest of your body reorients bit by bit to keep you stable and upright. A shoulder tips this way, your spine curves that way, the hip follows that way… the next thing you know you’re feeling an ache in your knee and your head won’t stop pounding.
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