I’d wager you have weak stabilizers CAUSING tight muscles. This why doing the same thing over and over isn’t working. You don’t need more “relax, release and loosen.” You need a different approach.
Tag: neck
CT Complex/”Crick in the Neck”
These hurt. The focus treatment with these issues is to resolve the pain as fast as possible. This takes a little explanation.
Contracting The Posterior Chain (aka “Unwinding” The Seated Position)
Try these exercises for 2 weeks and see if you feel and move better and are better balanced from front to back.
You have been over-stretching. Stop it already.
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