Shoulder tension may result from sitting at a desk, overuse, stress, and sleeping in an incorrect position. We tend to hold a lot of stress in our shoulders and in return hunch over or make a lot of postural changes throughout the day. In this article, you will find out if your shoulders affect your posture, and how to release shoulder tension.
Do my Shoulders Affect my Posture?
Shoulder and back muscles affect the position of your spine. Changes in posture may affect the way your body moves, for example, positioning of the shoulder blade, and how well the muscles work together. Making sure you’re aware of your posture is one of the most beneficial things you can do to improve your posture and improve your shoulder tension. Taking breaks throughout your day to do simple shoulder exercises to help them be active is beneficial as well.
One Exercise you can perform is called Bird dogs. This exercise is very beneficial for core stability and shoulder mobility. To perform this exercise you start on your hands and knees, then take the opposite arm and leg and stretch it straight out not up, and then bring it back down and do it for the other side. When performing this exercise keep your head aligned with your back and keep the trunk of your body still while moving your arms and legs.
You do not want your whole body to be swaying from side to side, keep yourself nice and centered to receive the best benefits from this exercise. But remember to keep your core engaged and your hips rotated in towards your belly button. Complete this exercise by doing 3 sets of 10.
A second stretch you could perform anywhere in the doorway stretch. This stretch will help to stretch the rotator cuff muscles along with the front portion of the shoulder or the anterior deltoid. All you have to do is have both hands and elbows on the outside of the doorway frame, keeping your arms bent at 90 degrees with palms facing forward on the wall.
Slowly step forward with one foot slowly, feeling the stretch within your shoulders and chest. Stand straight and don’t lean forward when completing this exercise. Hold for 30 seconds or less if you’re in pain and repeat for 3 times.
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How Do I Release Tension in my Shoulders?
In order to release the shoulder tension, you need to assess how long you’ve had this kept up tension. Depending on how long this problem has been occurring and how painful or disruptive it is to your daily life should depend on how drastic the next step you take is. Do you need to just unwind and de-stress from the day or you may need more manual therapy just as trigger point dry needling.
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Trigger Point Dry Needling
Trigger point dry needling is a treatment for muscle tightness and spasms. This treatment has effectively shown to decrease muscle tension, improve range of motion, and relieve pain. Trigger point dry needling uses small needles with the use of electrical stimulation to help stimulate blood flow. The addition of the electrical stimulation acts as an addition to enhance the treatment effect for pain relief.
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Stress is mainly held in your shoulders and neck muscles. One way to relieve that tension is to perform breathing exercises and daily stretches. A simple breathing exercise is to inhale for four counts, hold your breath for four counts, and then exhale for four counts.
Conclusion
Shoulder tension or tightness may be a result of something other than just stress if it continues to worsen or if pain increases. Changes in posture may affect the way your body moves, for example, positioning of the shoulder blade, and how well the muscles work together. Making sure you’re aware of your posture is one of the most beneficial things you can do to improve your posture and improve your shoulder tension.
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Physical therapy is a proven way you can increase your range of motion by getting down to your root cause at Preferred Physical Therapy. You complete exercises that are given to you by one of our physical therapists along with one-on-one hands-on treatment. Every one of our patients goes through a different journey as your action plan is made specifically for you. If this sounds like what you are looking for give us a call at 623-486-3333.
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