This article is one of a series covering neck pain — causes, symptoms, and the treatments we use at Back and Body Medical in Midtown Manhattan. For the complete overview, see the full guide:
We realize life gets crazy sometimes and you are not always able to get in and see us at Back and Body in our Manhattan location when you have a problem, although we would always encourage you to come in especially if you have a more serious issue.
We know many of you get tight trap muscles in your upper back and trap area, and while we’d like to see you, we’ve put together a quick video showing how to ease that tightness in that area.
The video starts by showing you how Dr Clancy (or myself) would typically treat you using the Active Release Treatment (ART) and then moves on to show you how you can do it yourself at the gym.
So what you can do is to have a strap and wrap it around your shoulder and across your body, similar to how you might carry a satchel.
Next, bring the arm that the strap going over it up into a sling and ensure that your forearm is vertical. The bicep region of your arm should be horizontal, so you form an ‘L’ shape with your arm.
Next you will lean in towards that arm while keeping it at the same position. You will effectively be pinning the muscle and using a similar range of motion as to how we would be doing it in the office.
Check out the video below for more clarity to see how this works in action.
Remember, if you are in pain we can help. We can help reduce or remove pain and get the body moving more properly to avoid injury. When out of pain, you can enjoy life more and perform better.
We have three simple ways you can make an an appointment:
Call now on (212)371 2000 or
text (315)873-3095
or email us at Yo**********@***********NY.com
Looking forward to helping you get better fast.
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Dr Shan Sivendra MD is the founder and medical director of Back and Body Medical in Midtown Manhattan. A board-certified medical doctor, certified acupuncturist, and Director of House Physicians at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Dr Sivendra has been practicing in New York since 1995.
He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Saint Barnabas Medical Center (affiliated with Mount Sinai School of Medicine) and received the Resident Research Award for three consecutive years.
Dr Sivendra has a background spanning internal medicine, pain management, and conservative spine rehabilitation, and was licensed in both the US and the UK.
At Back and Body Medical, he leads a multidisciplinary team of chiropractors, physical therapists, and acupuncturists dedicated to helping patients recover from pain without surgery or unnecessary medication.