Welcome to today’s livestream where we talked about neck and shoulder pain, including how to differentiate between the two. How do you know when the pain is actually stemming from the neck or it's a genuine shoulder issue.

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How can you tell if it’s a neck issue?

If it’s across the top of the shoulders, you may notice your neck posture coming forward that might overstretch the shoulders. This can cause pain to occur across the trap muscles. Doing any kind of massage across these muscles is only going to create more of a problem as you might then have tissue damage. Other symptoms that occur with neck dysfunction can be pins and needles in the arm or fingers. You may also get pain at the top of the scapula or alongside of the neck. Poor neck alignment can pull on this attachment area as your head is a heavy structure, a bit like the weight of a bowling ball! 

How can you tell if it’s a shoulder issue?

Usually, shoulder issues tend to happen at the edges of the shoulders and top of the arm, where the two attach. The shoulder doesn’t have as much stability as other joints, it requires muscular support to prevent it from shearing. If you don’t have adequate muscular support, a common problem you’re likely to get is with the supraspinatus tendon or with the bicep tendon. Your shoulder muscles often get recruited if there’s not enough support around the joint itself.

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