How to relax muscles

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mrsbuzz
mrsbuzz Posts: 576 Member
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I have had stiffness in my shoulder blade area for about a week. I got it a little bit better but after doing the 30 day shred my shoulder blade area is a mess. It hurts to move even up to my neck. It's like I can't move the left side of me, its stiff and it hurts so bad because its so tight. How do I get these muscles to relax and fix the stiffness?


Please I need help...it hurts so bad.:frown:

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  • Amarillo_NDN
    Amarillo_NDN Posts: 1,018 Member
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    try getting in a pool and doing some work out in the water. It is amazing how it can help. Great thing about water workouts, you never get stiff or sore from it.

    After a hard work out at the gym, I always try to get in the pool to finish up and cool down. Have not had a sore muscle yet.
  • jrich1
    jrich1 Posts: 2,408 Member
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    heating pad and some rest
  • foxxybrown
    foxxybrown Posts: 838 Member
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    A massage! The soreness is from lactic acid buildup.

    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-does-lactic-acid-buil
  • khskr1
    khskr1 Posts: 392
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    heating pad, stretching and take a tennis ball and lean up against it on the wall. This will help work some of it out. My shoulder area is the worst part for me, I get monthly massages and that takes care of it. I know not everyone can do that, so try the tennis ball thing. It works fairly well.
  • SweetPandora
    SweetPandora Posts: 660 Member
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    I would suggest icing and Advil to get the swelling down.

    If it has been persistant a massage is good way to loosen up the area and get rid of the lactic acid build up like someone else mentioned.

    I had great success with acupuncture for my hip flexor injury and cannot promote it enough.

    I would also lighten up on the workout on your shoulder for a couple of days.

    Karen
  • musclebuilder
    musclebuilder Posts: 324 Member
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    A massage! The soreness is from lactic acid buildup.

    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-does-lactic-acid-buil

    Muscle fatigue that occurs during exercise and the soreness that you can feel during the recovery period that can last days are two different things..In some submax exercises lactic acid removal is equal to it's production. So there is no lactic acid accumulation. In heavier exercise the production of lactic acid will be greater then the removal rate so there is accumulation. During some exercise it can acually increase greatly at the onset of exercise but then decrease. Excess lactic acid from exercise is metabolized immediately after exercise and can contribute to the reestablishment of normal blood glucose levels. Lactic acid can possibly play a role in muscle fatigue during exercise by dissociating a proton which increases acidity, And it is those protons which decrease ph which are thought to play a role in muscle fatigue..Muscle fatigue may also result from depletion of ATP,creatine phosphate, muscle glycogen,liver glycogen,blood glucose, and also arterial and muscle O2 as well as other factors.

    The soreness that you feel during the recovery periods following exercise that can last days are thought to be from the stress to muscle cells resulting from the exercise..Which may also involve a Inflammatory Response..So as you can see it is not nearly as simple as lactic acid accumulation when it comes to muscle fatigue or delayed onset muscle soreness.
  • gillleeman
    gillleeman Posts: 397 Member
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    I would also advise finding a masseur who specialises in sports massage. It sounds like you have strained your muscles as the pain has not worn off after normal DOMS (deep onset muscle soreness). You will have developed some nasty knots probably which need to be removed. The tennis ball is certainly a good idea and can work well on certain areas i.e. backside, legs but I'd be very careful using between your shoulder blades as you are close to your spine and neck area.

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