Shoulder pain is mainly seen as so-called soft tissue pain in the shoulder joints, shoulder blades and the entire shoulder girdle. Muscles, tendons, joints or bursae are usually affected. Shoulder pain restricts mobility in the shoulder joints, affects the entire mobility of the arms and hands and can severely limit many everyday activities. Shoulder pain is often the result of incorrect posture, monotonous movements or fear and stress.
The neck has a major influence on the mobility of the head and upper body. The neck includes the cervical spine and its connection to the back of the head, as well as a wide variety of muscles with pronounced surface and deep sensitivity. The neck and neck muscles of the spine, their nerve roots and connection to the jaw muscles make the neck area susceptible to a variety of physical and functional disorders, which manifest themselves in both acute and chronic pain in the neck and jaw area, sometimes also radiating into the shoulders or arms to make noticable. Neck pain or problems have very different causes, a conventional medical clarification is therefore indicated.
How does Shiatsu work for shoulder and neck pain?
Shiatsu causes an effective and effective deep relaxation, releases blockages and congestion in the flow of energy and creates lasting relief in the case of muscular, stress-related tension and pain caused by illness. Shiatsu treatments also improve self-awareness in a short time, which helps to feel how tension occurs and how pain can be avoided in everyday life.
A practical example
A 22-year-old young woman, a business student, comes to Shiatsu with severe shoulder pain. The pain is located in the shoulder girdle on both sides, radiates up through the neck into the head and down the back and partially blocks the spine with severe pain. At the beginning of the treatment, the pain in the neck and head is unbearable, on the pain scale of 1-10 it is clearly above 10. She has had the pain for a few weeks, she cannot see any reason for it at the moment, but she can no longer sleep on her back . Otherwise the client is healthy but appears weak, with a dark shadow on her face and lacking strength. There are semester exams in a few weeks.
At the beginning of the treatment, she lies on her back with her head turned massively to the right. She is in severe pain, when asked if she has had an accident in the past, she says that she fell 2 months ago. She has been to the doctor and everything is fine physically, so she made no connection to the current pain. The treatment focused on releasing tension in the neck, shoulder girdle and spine. The client recognizes that this fall was a traumatic experience for her, which is included in the treatment. After the first treatment she was able to sleep on her back again.
In further treatments, the aim is to balance and relax her weakened energy balance. Neck, shoulder girdle and spine are deeply relaxed, blockages are released and the underlying emotion of fear is addressed. Life energy is flowing again and the client was more relaxed about the semester exams. After 3 treatments the pain was still at 3 on the scale and after a few more sessions the treatment was successfully completed.