The Real Reason Your Neck & Shoulders Feel Tight

Dr. Alyssa Kuhn tells us why tension keeps returning:

Movement matters

When it comes to neck stiffness, lasting relief doesn’t come from holding a perfect posture, but rather from regularly moving your neck and shoulders, strengthening supportive muscles, and changing positions often.

You might want to make a habit of these:

• Neck rolls: gently circle your head through a comfortable range of motion in both directions, to restore movement, stretch tight tissues, and increase blood flow to your neck.
• Look up and down: slowly lift your gaze upwards and then lower your chin towards your chest, pausing briefly at each end of the range, to stretch the front and back of your neck, and improve mobility.
• Shoulder rows: bend your elbows to 90° with your thumbs up, reach your arms forwards, then draw your elbows back while squeezing your shoulder blades together (keeping your shoulders away from your ears) to build upper back strength and stability.
• Shoulder extension: straighten your arms by your sides with your palms facing backwards, press your hands behind you while keeping your shoulders down, and then return to neutral, to activate the muscles beneath your shoulder blades and improve shoulder mobility.
• Shoulder release: shrug your shoulders up towards your ears with tension, then fully relax and let them drop while exhaling, to encourage muscle relaxation and reset excess tension.

For more on all of this plus visual demonstrations, enjoy:

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Take care!