"My shoulders are tense, please massage them a bit"… The reason it didn't really work

Do you often feel tension in your shoulders?

What do you usually do when your shoulders feel tense?

I think I do stretching, massage with a massager, or apply a patch.

But why is it that massaging doesn't seem to be effective when your shoulders are tense?

 

 

 

There are many reasons why the trapezius muscle becomes tense. Most often, it is due to poor posture or stress.

 

When the shoulders become tense, people usually try to loosen them by massaging. However, this is said to be the problem.

It is true that massaging the shoulders helps relax shoulder muscles and promotes blood circulation.

However, because the most fundamental cause cannot be eliminated, the shoulder does not loosen properly.

Trying to loosen it up by massaging hard can cause the muscles to tense up and become even more tightly knotted.

 

Then what should we do??

 

Let's strengthen the trapezius muscle.

You can strengthen by repeatedly lifting and lowering a towel with both hands up to your shoulders.

Let's be well aware of the massage locations and enjoy the massage.

Let's try to maintain proper posture regularly.

 

 

 

When my trapezius muscle tightens, I just stretch it blindly and think it will loosen up if I sleep on it.

Actually, that wasn't the case. The correct approach was to maintain proper posture and, if there was any tension, to try the correct massage techniques and muscle relaxation methods.

 

 

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