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Five Causes of Muscle Spasms In Your Upper Back and Shoulder

Muscle knots in backGot pain between your spine and shoulder blade(s)?

Got painful muscle spasms in the back of your shoulder? 

Got “knots” in your upper back on one or both sides?

Below you’ll find five possible causes for your back pain:

Pssst:  Your body is trying to tell you something.  It’s complaining!

When you get “knots” or muscle spasms in your upper back, that’s one of the ways your body says, “Hey, pay attention!  I’m not happy!

Knots in your back muscles are symptoms that there’s an issue somewhere—a cause.  Our goal is to get rid of the cause.

There are common causes of one-sided upper back pain between your shoulder blade and spine and we’re going to talk about them right here.

When you discover the causes of your upper back pain, you’ll be on the road to be rid of your painful knots naturally!

You’ll learn how to get rid of those nasty muscle knots forever in a bit.

So, what causes one or more muscle knots in your back?

1.  Thyroid issues and mineral deficiencies.  Thyroid or other immune system dysfunctions can  cause a tendency to get muscle spasms (knots.)  You’ll probably need to work with your doctor if you have this diagnosis.

Mineral deficiencies can cause muscles to be unhappy.  Magnesium makes muscles happier.  Muscles also like calcium and potassium to function properly.

2.  Posture. If you have a “forward head” posture or rounded shoulders the muscles in your upper back get stretched and strained and complain.  They go into spasms or “knots” to try to protect themselves.  This is a really common cause!

Slouching or even straining to see the computer screen can be a cause of muscle strain and knots in your upper back.  Adjusting your chair, table and screen heights can help.

3.  Weak back muscles. If your back muscles are weak, the stronger, shorter muscles in the front of your body will pull you forward.  This can be a cause OR a result of poor posture.  It strains your back muscles and causes muscle knots in your back muscles.  The goal is to get a strong back side (excepts calves.)

4.  Holding an area of your back in contraction (shortened) for a long time.  Do you tend to hold your elbow behind the midline of the side of your body?  Muscles that are held in just one position for a long period of time  think they are supposed to be in that position all the time.

You get lopsided.  And, you get knots.

5.  Tilting or rotating. This can be due to habits if you always stand or sit in the same off-balance position.  It can be caused by such things as stretching to keep your hand on a mouse or leaning to one side a lot.

Perhaps you lean on the armrest of your chair, couch or in your car?  Or, always cross the same leg over the other leg?

Scoliosis (curvature of the spine) can also have tilts and rotations.  It might be primary (the way you were born) or secondary (from habits.)  Scoliosis can sometimes be corrected naturally, by the way.

Now you know the possible causes of those nasty knots in your upper back.  If you get rid of the causes, you’ll be rid of the muscle knots.

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How To Get Rid Of Knots In Your Back

Muscle knots or muscle spasms in your shoulder blade area can be really painful and really annoying, too!

Here’s the simple solution to getting rid of your “knots.”  Just figure out why you have them and then get rid of the cause.  (smile)

I’m not really being a smart aleck.  That actually IS how you can get rid of them.

Knots are Continue reading How To Get Rid Of Knots In Your Back

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Did You Wake Up With A Muscle Knot In Your Shoulder?

It seems like just this morning that I woke up with a “knot” between my spine and shoulder blade.  In fact, it was just this morning.  Sometimes when I sleep on my side that happens.

Side sleeping can cause muscle spasms or knots in your upper back like this:  The shoulder you are sleeping on is rolled forward.  The muscles between your shoulder blade and spine get pulled or stretched.  They don’t like it so they go into a type of spasm or contraction.  That is your muscle knot.

Here’s some quick self-help.

Tennis Ball Therapy to the rescue!  Lay on your back and place a tennis ball or similar ball under your knot.  Just lay on it for about 5 minutes.  In about 5 minutes you will notice you don’t feel the painful knot or Continue reading Did You Wake Up With A Muscle Knot In Your Shoulder?

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Why Didn’t Therapeutic Massage Get Rid Of Your Upper Back Pain or Knot?

Massage is wonderful for relieving all kinds of back pain and I recommend therapeutic massage for almost every type of physical pain.

Why?  Because it works!

Massage is old medicine.  Very old.  It’s used all over the world for a wide variety of ailments as a medical treatment.  I even met a doctor from a European country who was trained do to massage in medical school.

But sometimes when you go to a massage therapist your back pain doesn’t go away.

Maybe it feels better for a short time, or even just while the therapist is working on your painful area.  (Or not.)  But, it comes right back.  Or, it is back within just a few hours.

When that has happened with any of my clients, I told them what that meant.

That meant I was wrong about the cause of their symptom (their pain.)  It means I didn’t work on the muscles or soft tissue that was the true cause of their pain.  That means we have to try again.

You see, there can be more than one cause.

The unfortunate thing is, many massage therapists only know how to do a relaxation-type massage.  Relaxation or stress-reduction massages can be really great, but…

When you have pain, a relaxation massage probably won’t give you much benefit.  In fact, you may be very disappointed.

So, if you have upper back pain and want relief you will have to find a massage professional who “knows his or her stuff.”  Someone who can Continue reading Why Didn’t Therapeutic Massage Get Rid Of Your Upper Back Pain or Knot?

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Five Ways To Knock Out The Knots In Your Upper Back

Knots in your upper back can make you SO uncomfortable.  It seems that once you have them you are stuck with them.  Is this true?

Absolutely “knot”!

You can get rid of your muscle knots (or spasms or contractions) naturally.

So how can you get rid of these painful muscle spasms in your upper back?

Here are 5 ways.

1. Figure out what causes your knot. Painful areas between your spine and shoulder blade are Continue reading Five Ways To Knock Out The Knots In Your Upper Back

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How Can You Get Rid Of Painful Muscle Knots In Your Shoulder

Why do you get painful muscle “knots” between your shoulder blades and your spine that keep you awake at night?  They can also hold your attention all day, too.

What are those “knots” and how can you get rid of them?

Lots of things can make your muscles unhappy. Most often the reason you get knots or muscle spasms in your shoulder has something to do with Continue reading How Can You Get Rid Of Painful Muscle Knots In Your Shoulder

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Get Rid Of Knots In Your Back And Shoulders Naturally

Do you know what causes the “knots” or muscle spasms in your upper back and shoulders? Would you be surprised if I told you it is most often muscles?

But why do muscles become “knotted”?

A knot is a contraction or spasm in a muscle.

The most common cause is over-work. That means that you are over-working some of your muscles while others don’t get used enough.

When you were a child, you used all of your 600+ muscles. Then you grew up. As adults, most of use use fewer than Continue reading Get Rid Of Knots In Your Back And Shoulders Naturally

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What Causes Muscle Spasms In Your Shoulder

What causes “knots” or muscle spasms in your upper back and shoulder?

A knot is a contraction or spasm in the muscle.  The most common cause is over-work.  It’s not necessarily YOU doing too much work but you are overworking some of your MUSCLES.

Those muscles get protective.  To protect themselves and prevent injury or ripping, they go into a type of contraction.  There are different types of contractions.

What is a “contraction”?

Make a fist with your hand.  Your hand gets Continue reading What Causes Muscle Spasms In Your Shoulder

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