20 minutes - hip openers, encore performance
i have a giant knot under my shoulder blade on my left side. it is killing me. it's the kind of knot that makes me aware of it every time i move and sends pain radiating into my whole side body. ugh.
i thought to do a nice shoulder practice this morning and my shoulder still hurt so much that i thought i might really hurt myself. i did the hip opener class from yesterday again.
M said that with a knot like this usually it's bad, then really bad and then gets better. i'm hoping that last night to this morning was the really bad and now i'll be on the upswing.
it stinks getting older. oh well.
i have a big shoulder knot from working on my computer all the time. i find that the extended side angle pose helps, as well as shoulder stand. the other thing i got from crossfit is a foam roller and a little roller ball (pretty much an expensive tennis ball) to target those areas and release the knots. you can google things like "Self Myofascial Release" to get exercises to do at home.
ReplyDeleteexcellent suggestions! M has a foam roller, but i'm always afraid i'm going to hurt myself. hopefully it will give me some relief.
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