This is the time of year that massage therapists see many clients coming in with stiff neck /unable to turn to the side without pain and pain shooting into the shoulder blade. Why is this? My questions to them are : Do you have a fan on at night? did you recently start using your air conditioner? Do you sleep with the window open More often than not the answers to those questions are YES. When you have consistent air blowing on your body all night /breezy draft from a window, the muscles get cold and contract, leaving you with a stiff neck, sore shoulder or even lower back. What to do? : -Make sure the fan is not directing air onto you while you sleep. - Put the air conditioner on earlier in the evening, so the room is cool and you dont need to have it on all night. - put the ceiling fan on low, it will still circulate the air, just not like a jet plane. In the morning do some gentle stretches to wake up and warm the muscle tissue and get ready for your day without pain!
Posted on: Thu, 22 May 2014 12:54:40 +0000
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