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Old 05-08-2015, 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Hiker View Post
It seems that multiple muscles are spasming (traps, levators, scalenes and, possibly others) so I just sit in a chair, relax my neck and gently tilt it in different directions so that all achy muscles are stretched. I don't hold the stretch, just continue stretching and releasing the same muscle until the pain is gone. Usually a couple of minutes is enough. I have to repeat this once an hour or so.
Interesting.. from what I have found.. the stretches work to release trigger points in muscles which develop thanks to various factors (weak muscles elsewhere, injuries etc). But they recur, so we have to keep stretching. Qn is how to figure out what the causative issue is.
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