This weekend I had quite a workout followed by some yard work. Not having any forethought I decided to do a shoulder workout, which was followed by use of a scythe. This was part of a cooperative effort in our neighborhood to clear some invasive plants. The scythe is an effective tool, however, it’s very shoulder-heavy in terms of work. You have to hold it and cut across your body, like sweeping in a way but much heavier in terms of work load.
The shoulder is such a magnificent feat of engineering. The scapula is actually not as attached to the body as one might think, being held in place more by muscle than any bone to bone contact.
The reason I title this head, shoulders …. is because shoulder pain can often refer to muscles in the neck such as the scalenes. The infraspinatus in particular runs along the top of the scapula and attaches underneath the deltoid. Thus the pain can be thought to be more in the deltoid and along the top of the shoulder. The pain can feel as though it comes from movements of the head, as when you bring one ear to your shoulder or when you raise the shoulder up toward your ear.
Frankly, the moral of this post is think before you work out, what will you be doing next. This is really where overuse injuries present themselves. Doing too much of a similar action for an extended period can lead down the path of pain. Try to break projects up and if you’re going to say ride your bike for a few hours, you might want to do so a day or two before the big hike or climbing up quite a few flightss of stairs. Keep your muscles happy by breaking up the work.
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