11 Ways to Fix Shoulder Pain
Here are 11 tips and exercises that will help you alleviate shoulder pain and restore proper joint health.
4 of 12 3. Open your pecs with soft-tissue work
Because of imbalances in the upper-body (a strong chest and weak back), the chest muscles tend to get stiff and short, which yanks your shoulders forward. Therefore, you need to lengthen the chest muscles, build good posture, and let the shoulders sit properly again.
But stretching isn’t enough. Often, the muscles in the chest get dense and fibrotic, and just don’t want to cooperate. Instead, you’ll need to use “soft-tissue work” to massage the muscles, break up the gunk, and restore muscle quality.
Use a lacrosse ball or tennis ball to dig into the pecs. (You might find a painful surprise.) After opening the muscle, your pecs will be susceptible to stretching, and you can restore its natural length.
But stretching isn’t enough. Often, the muscles in the chest get dense and fibrotic, and just don’t want to cooperate. Instead, you’ll need to use “soft-tissue work” to massage the muscles, break up the gunk, and restore muscle quality.
Use a lacrosse ball or tennis ball to dig into the pecs. (You might find a painful surprise.) After opening the muscle, your pecs will be susceptible to stretching, and you can restore its natural length.
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