What causes your shoulder muscles to get all knotted up?
You don’t just “get a knot.” Muscle knots happen for a reason. Something that you did or did not do made your muscles unhappy and now they are complaining.
A knot in your upper back or shoulders is a complaint. It’s a symptom. A symptom indicates that something is wrong.
Most often the thing that’s wrong is what you are doing…or not doing.
The thing you are doing wrong could be the way you sit, sleep, drive or work. This is changeable.
The thing you are NOT doing is this:
You are probably not working to keep your back strong. A strong back can hold its own against daily living. A weak back has poor posture and gets strained muscles and knots in the upper back. This is changeable, too.
Your body CAN get better. It CAN heal!
Why do muscles get knots?
Muscles like to balanced. That means that they are all working together holding your body in a neutral posture or position. No area is stronger than another area. They are in balance.
But real life is often different.
Some muscle groups get too short and tight and strong–like chests and the muscles in the front of necks. They cause other muscle groups–like your upper back and shoulders and the back of your neck–to be overstretched.
Overstretched muscles get knots.
Here’s an article I wrote that will give you more information about the most common cause of upper back pain.
How can you get rid of the knots in your upper back?
And here are six easy tips to help relax your upper back and shoulder muscles.
While you are at that website check out all the other articles. There is a lot of good information about the causes of muscle knots in your upper back and shoulders and how to get rid of them, naturally!
