Muscular Pain in Neck & Shoulders
Muscular pain in neck and shoulders is common among e.g. office workers, industrial workers and hairdressers where one-sided static working movements are being performed. It is also common in precision sports e.g. shooting.
POSSIBLE CAUSES
- Weak and/or short muscles in neck and shoulders
- Poor posture / working position
- Reduced range of motion (ROM) in the thoracic spine
- Stress, anxiety
SYMPTOMS
- Pain, soreness and aches in neck and shoulders
- Stiffness when moving your head
- Head ache may occur
TREATMENT
- Avoid static working movement
- Repeat micro pauses during the day
- Adjust working place and equipment
- Train weak muscles
- Stretching tight muscles
- ROM training for the thoracic spine
- Correction of posture
