Neck and Shoulder Pain
Massage can eliminate neck and shoulder pain when combined with breath and diaphragm work. Most people are “stuck” in a stress breathing pattern, using the muscles in the neck to breath. This is our "fight or fight "(sympathetic) breath pattern that takes over when our lives get too busy and overwhelming. This leaves the neck and shoulders tense and bones more apt to shift out of place, causing stiffness and loss of range of motion.
Re-engaging and strengthening the diaphragm, and breaking up adhesions, guides the breath back where we want it….out of the neck.