| When physical dysfunction of your body occurs, | | | | shoulder can be hitched higher for longer periods as |
| whether by accident, injury, or just regular wear and | | | | the mouse is on that side. Related complaints are a |
| tear, getting treatment is recommended to speed your | | | | common occurrence. The muscles are tight... but the |
| recovery. Knowing who to see is an important | | | | mobility of the neck is limited and cause extra pain |
| consideration as you are trusting your well being to the | | | | when moved. |
| actions of another. Recommendations from friends are | | | | If this problem is address early, before the bones are |
| a good place to start, but it is important to know the | | | | out of alignment, the muscles can be massaged until |
| roles of the different health care providers that are | | | | left/right balance is restored. If the vertebrae are out of |
| available for you to see. | | | | line, seeing a chiropractor is the quickest way to get |
| In simple terms, chiropractors work on bones and | | | | them back in alignment again. But seeing a chiropractor |
| massage therapists work on muscles. If you are in pain | | | | without addressing the tight muscles will only be a |
| or have limited mobility, treatment from therapists in | | | | short term fix. Although you will leave their clinic with |
| both modalities may be needed for you to feel both | | | | reduced pain and increased range of movement, the |
| happy and healthy again. | | | | tension in the muscle will soon cause dysfunction again. |
| Tight muscles increase the tension on their attachment | | | | Only seeing a massage therapist will reduce muscular |
| points. As the body of the muscle fibers condense into | | | | tension, but it may not be enough to restore correct |
| a tendon, it has the ability to provide such a consistent | | | | alignment. |
| force on the bone that it can actually pull it from its | | | | There is a general theory... that if you see a therapist 3 |
| natural position. | | | | times, and your problem isn't better, or you aren't |
| Balance in a body is the key... in respect to the left/right | | | | confident that progress is likely... it is time to see |
| and front/back axis lines. If you could picture a neck | | | | another therapist. It is also important to know that a |
| from behind, the muscles that run from behind your | | | | variety of modalities may be needed simultaneously to |
| ears to the point of your shoulder are your trapezium | | | | approach your problem from all angles. |
| muscles. If both left and right are tighter than they | | | | It may seem overkill, but getting an hour massage, and |
| should be, the person may suffer headaches and | | | | then seeing a chiropractor immediately after, may be |
| physical discomfort - but if just one side is tight it can | | | | what you need to get you back to 100% as quick as |
| easily pull the neck out of alignment. With many people | | | | possible. |
| spending considerable time on computers, the right | | | | |