Almost 90% of the population suffers from neck or shoulder pain due to stresses of modern life. Repetitive strain injury is a common cause of pain in tendons, nerves, and muscles from continuous or overuse movement. Poor posture during physical activity can also strain neck and shoulder muscles. Sports massage therapy can help athletes and others by focusing on stressed and overused areas to provide relief to muscles and tendons. Trapped nerves in the neck, known as cervical radiculopathy, can cause shoulder pain when nerves are compressed.

1. Various Neck and Shoulder Pain Conditions
Almost 90% of the population suffers from neck or shoulder pain due to the
burdens and stresses of the modern conditions of life. The stresses and burdens of
the present days are in a great way responsible for these physical conditions. If
proper attention is not taken, serious physical conditions may result in future.
 RSI or Repetitive Strain Injury is a common term used to depict the pain
in the tendons, nerves and muscles due to their continuous movement or
overuse. It is also known as upper limb disorder due to work or upper limb
pain.
 Physical movement of any kind in a wrong posture is a very common cause
responsible for neck and shoulder pain. Whenever we involve in any kind of
physical movement with a wrong posture, it causes greater strain to the
shoulder and the neck muscles. They move more than they should.
 Sports massage therapy is specially meant for the athletes. The doctors
often suggest it for other patients as well as these therapies are quite useful.
They are capable of targeting and focusing on the stressed and overused
areas of the body. They can provide great relief to the junctions between the
muscles and the tendons, which are often the worst sufferers.
 Trapped nerve in neck or stiff neck is another major cause for pain.
Medically known as cervical radiculopathy, this condition occurs when a
nerve in the neck gets compressed. The pain extends till the shoulders and
causes a weakness or numbness in the muscles.
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