Let’s face it: shoulder injuries suck. They can impede your workouts and cause obnoxious nagging pain, and severely hamper your ability to do Hip Hop Hooray dance moves.
In fact, a study from the American Academy of Family Physicians found that an approximately 20% of the population will suffer from shoulder pain at some point in their lifetime.
If shoulder pain is affecting your workouts, do not fret because this is a pain that can be fixed – or better yet, prevented.
Below are 2 stretches to help you avoid shoulder pain. Just throw them into your next warm-up or workout session and watch your shoulders move better, shoulder presses dramatically improve, and your wild dance moves groove better than ever.
Stretch #1: Avoid Shoulder Pain with the Coracobrachialis Stretch
4 More Strategies To Avoid Shoulder Pain
Stretch #2: Avoid Shoulder Pain with The Pec Stretch
4 More Strategies To Avoid Shoulder Pain
Here’s an INTERESTING FACT that can actually HELP YOU AVOID SHOULDER PAIN.
There’s over 20 muscles that refer pain to the shoulder and may also be the source of mysterious pain, tingling and/or weakness in arm, hand, or fingers.
When you book a deep tissue massage, you don’t have to worry about the location of those 20 muscles because I ALREADY KNOW THEM. All you have to do is relax on my warm table and let me do all the work melting those stubborn trigger points in your shoulder.
If you don’t have the time or budget to get a professional massage for your shoulder pain, I recommend investing in a Body Back Buddy Self-Massage Tool.