Upper back and shoulder pain

I'll admit that I had poor posture before and rounded shoulder due to a, eh hum, a "blessed" chest area. Now that the ladies have gotten notably larger I have been getting horrible spasms in my back, despite how much water I drink. Is there a certain type of bra I should get? How can one manage pain like this when you can't take muscle relaxers? Ideas? Thoughts?

Re: Upper back and shoulder pain

three words:

PRE NATAL MASSAGE!!!

Re: Upper back and shoulder pain

Re: Upper back and shoulder pain

i'm not sure how far along you are - but in the first trimester - it's a no no....so just keep that in mind.

I go to a 'massage envy' here in NJ and my dad goes to one in Commack (but they JUST opened one in Airport Plaza in Farmingdale). My dad is now addicted - he LOVES it there! They are a chain - but are all licensed massage therapists....

http://www.massageenvy.com/

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by having a massage - you are forcing the 'bad junk' out of your muscles and putting it into your blood stream (in some technical sense, a friend of mine once described it as - a sore muscle is like a straw with sand in it - so by massaging, you are forcing that sand into your blood flow).... I'm no doctor - this is just what i was told and it makes sense....and it's also why after every massage - you are told to drink a lot of water...(to tinkle out the bad stuff).

maybe do a few google searches and get some stretches....ask DH to give you a light massage....

i hope you feel better!!!!!!

Re: Upper back and shoulder pain

there are a couple of stretches i do for my shoulders since i also have bad posture and the start of scoliosis in my upper back.

you'll need a corner of a room where the walls join..its a corner stretch. Stand so that your hands/palms are placed shoulder with apart on the wall, feet a few feet from the wall, push yourself in and hold for ten seconds. less if you're starting out. you'll feel a deep stretch in the shoulder blades. Remember to breathe...

you may also do this in a doorway...placing your forearm along each frame and push yourself in the doorway. hold for 10 seconds.

there is also a soft posture brace i have called SHOULDERS BACK. i forget where i ordered it, but if you google that you'll probably find it.
Its made for horseback riders to train them to keep their shoulders back. I wear it alot under my coat so while i commute it helps my back. Its a soft brace so its rather comfortable. but you'll feel immediately how it brings your shoulders back to where they should be.

good luck!