‘shoulder’ Posts

SCM Headache Trigger Points

Headache Trigger Points & Self-Massage Techniques

  It’s safe to say that everyone will experience a headache at least some point in their life. Headaches can vary in intensity and occur for a number of different reasons. If you have regular, mild-to-moderate headaches you could have tight muscles in your neck and shoulders contributing to these tension headaches.   Headache “Trigger

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Massage Therapy for Painful, Sticky Shoulders

Shoulders are fairly complicated areas. They have a broad range of motion and perform a wide range of actions, so they need to be “open” but also have stability and support through all of those possible movements. Ideally we want to see a balance of flexibility and strength in the shoulder and surrounding muscles. Shoulder

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Quadrilateral (Quadrangular) Space Syndrome

Quadrilateral (or quadrangular) space syndrome is a situation where the axillary nerve in the posterior shoulder becomes compressed. Symptoms often include a dull shoulder ache and numbness or tingling down the arm, and can worsen when the arm is raised in the abducted position.