Hi,

I was wondering if you could help.

I have chronic tension in my shoulders and have done for the past ten years (I am 25). My first attention to my shoulders was when I was 14 and I could grind the shoulder blade against another bone. I had to do this as a result of trapped nerves from the tension.

I went to the doctor who said they couldn't help me, but my Uncle a healer managed to rectified the problem - however it came back. He said it was due to emotional distress.

My tension in my shoulders is severe that sometimes I have to keep moving around because sitting still is too painful.

Although I have no stress in my life now and haven't for a good few years, now and then I get flares up where I get 5-10 large knots in my shoulder muscles (some of these knots are so big you can see them sticking out my back). I also feel very sore most of the time.

I tried seeing an osteopath but this did not help and I know I need some exercises or some help.

I contacted a physio via email when my shoulder pain started to affect my running - if I go for long runs I get a throbbing pain across my pain. They said: I need a physio who works with myo-fascial pain and I need someone to help me stabilise my lower traps and lengthen my upper traps.

Since then I have been started wearing "barefoot" shoes which have helped with my posture. I have tried doing some stretches at home but I am clueless about how to really go about changing my situation.

I recently went to the doctor for the first time in ten years to see if I could get referred as I couldnt afford to get treated myself and then discovered I can self-refer. I want to do this but was wondering if anyone could offer any advice about what I can start doing now in this situation.

I really would appreciate any advice on what to do, whether I should see someone even for a consultation (even if paying), whether physio is something that can help me and how I go about finally getting rid of this tension.

Thank you,

Kelly

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