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Posted 4/16/2014 6:04 PM (GMT 0)
Hi all. Sorry I haven't been around too much lately. I will try to pop in more often. I hope everyone is doing as well as you can be.

I've been feeling okay lately. Not great, but moving along day by day. I had a massage appointment yesterday and afterward, the massage therapist told me that I was extremely tight in my neck and shoulders. I have been feeling a lot of tension again there in the past week so I wasn't surprised. Both the day before and today I have felt a new pain. Pain in a relative word. It's not really painful, but it sort of feels like someone punched me in my back between my shoulder blades, kind of a few inches below my neck. It doesn't feel like I was just punched, but that it happened and now I'm just feeling the soreness after. Has anyone ever felt like this? COuld this have to do with the excess of tension in my neck and shoulders?

It's always something. Just when you think you're getting a hold of things, something else comes up. Ugh.

Posted 4/17/2014 2:25 AM (GMT 0)
Yes Mother that is from tension, "most of the time" I am assuming you have had a good check up within the last year.
Even mild anxiety can cause sore muscles have you got one of
those vibs with a long handle, they work best, if not you can lay
down on a vib and it sure will help! Peace

Larry ***
Posted 4/17/2014 4:48 AM (GMT 0)
Hi ME3.,

Did you just notice this after your massage? Was it a deep tissue type, and if so, have you had this before?

It can leave you sore from working out trigger points, releasing lactic acid and other toxins from deep in the muscles...as well as just the intensity of how hard the muscle tissue is being worked.

I am sure that you will feel better tomorrow or the day after for sure.

Use your copig skills such as progressive muscle relaxation and meditation and light stretching to keep that upper body tension from building up again.:)

Talk to you soon,

S.C.
Posted 4/17/2014 2:23 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you Larry and SC,

I have had a fair work up in the past 4 months. I'm scheduled to see a cardiologist may 1st. My stress echo keeps getting denied by insurance so my PCP recommenced seeing a cardio. My holter monitor showed some occasional PAC's and my stress exercise was mostly normal except for a borderline electrocardiographic response to exercise. It was 1 mm and they like to see 2 mm. I'm not sure exactly what that means, everything else was normal, but I still hope to do an echo.

Also, I noticed this the day before my massage, too. It was also suggested that it could be related to gas? I do have many indigestion problems and had bad IBS symptoms that day, but didn't realize gas could be felt in so many spots??

I ended up taking a half Xanax last night and it helped calm me, but my anxiety level is higher than it has been lately.
Posted 4/17/2014 2:42 PM (GMT 0)
ME3,

In my neck and shoulders is where my tension settles everyday.  I find I have to stop and take time to drop my shoulders as they are up around my ears.  I also stand up and stretch and shake out my arms.

The good old walk can help release tension too which I know you are well aware of.

Thinking of you!

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Posted 4/18/2014 7:08 AM (GMT 0)
Many of us store our stress in our shoulders and neck muscles with the inevitable flow on effects of headaches, tight biceps and tight muscles in upper mid back. Not uncommon for nerve impingement in shoulders and elbows to crop up.

Certain stretching exercises on a daily basis can be helpful ..... and lessen the punishment you an feel post physio !! Also heat packs are very useful for loosening some of those tight muscles - some pharmacies and physios may sell them.

Best wishes and empathy from another pain sufferer !!
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