For the last 4 years or so I've had a problem with the muscles in my lower neck/upper back/between my shoulder blades. Sometimes it would be so bad that the pains and aches would radiate up through my neck and around my head, so much so that it felt like someone tightening a band around my head. Probably a little bit of jaw clenching while sleeping too.
I have tried chiropractic, physical therapy, massage therapy and pills (aspirin or ibuprofen). Last summer ('09) it got really bad, mostly because we had 7 people living in our 2000 sq. ft. house for about 3 months. While some of the summer was ok, it got to be too stressful and unbearable by the middle of August. Back to the chiropractor I went followed by deep-tissue massage.
It is now 7 months later. In February I started going to our local YMCA and even met once with a personal trainer. The cardio she recommended was just a little more intense than what I've been doing for 2 1/2 years.
But the real miracle was working on the weight machines. SUCH A DIFFERENCE! I do not have any more pain in the back or shoulders or neck or jaw. I had used some 8 lb free weights for quite a while but obviously that did not give me the same resistance.
I'm so thankful I've started this regimen. If this can keep me free of pain and aches long term, I am SO there!
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- keatime
- I am a middle aged woman, well-traveled but finally settled into one spot, back home in the Pacific Northwest. I enjoy traveling with my husband, playing with my three ratties and seeing my kids/step-kids healthy and happy.
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