Struggling with a tight and knotted neck and shoulder muscles?

by Christine Besegui

Oct 26, 2021

Fitness Attitude

Nearly 7 on 10 persons are struggling with a tight and knotted neck and shoulder muscles may it be related to hunching over the computer or stress related. In this article, we are going to look at how to use the Deep Tissue Muscles Massage Gun on your neck and shoulders, where to focus, the areas to avoid, when it’s a bad idea to be using it at all and some important tips.

This massage gun can be great if you feel stiff and tight in your shoulders. But you should not use it if your neck is painful because it can increase inflammation as vibration increases blood flow which is great for muscles, but extra blood and fluid can increase inflammation. If you are struggling with a tight and knotted neck and shoulder muscles, we recommend that you read this article till the end.

Now let’s have a look on where to use the deep tissue muscles massage gun and where not to use it. The massage gun should never be used on the side or the front of the neck because there are all kinds of nerves, sensitive arteries, and blood pressure sensors there. Other regions to be avoided are bones particularly the spinous processes of the vertebra or the bony ridge of the shoulder blade.

You may want to stick to the lower part of the neck because using the gun massage in the upper part of the neck tends to cause too much head vibration.

The foam ball is the best for the neck and shoulder area, but if you are more sensitive you may choose the hollow head. The hollow head will, however, dampen the vibration a bit. To lighten the effect of you can reduce the speed of the massage gun or you can use the foam ball on the side.

You should not press to hard, just the weight of the massage gun is usually enough.

Always use your opposite hand so that the side that you are working on is relaxed.

If you are using a deep tissue muscles massage gun for the first time, just use it for 30 seconds to one minute on the area just in case the area is more inflamed that you may think. You will be able to increase to a few minutes on the following days.

When choosing a massage gun, make sure that the one you are going for is not too loud. We recommend not exceeding 42 decibels.

As a reminder, the four main causes of neck and shoulder stiffness are:

* hunching over a phone

* craning your head towards a computer to read on the screen

* leaning up against captures or bed heads to read or watch television where there is pressure at the back of the head that pushes the head forward

* instead of looking down at a laptop screen, plug the laptop into an elevated monitor to have the top of the screen at eye level

Related Article: What is a massage gun and what does it do?

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