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So lately I've been experiencing a lot of back and shoulder pain, so I went for a massage hoping that would help, the massage therapist told me that my shoulders are rounded which is the reason for all the pain. I'm just wondering if it would be beneficial to use physio tape in order to correct my posture or if that would be useless in the long run? And if so, what would be the best way to fix this?
Rounded shoulders is often accompanied by a poor slouched sitting posture. If you had a postural dysfunction then correcting the posture should correct the situation. With 15 years of treating spine and shoulders, I have rarely been able to say without any doubt this is the reason for your pain. I can say that it would appear... after an evaluation, or it is likely. Shoulder problems are often accompanied by postural adaptations such as down rotated, anterior tilted, abducted, or winging scapula (shoulder blade) and there is good information to indicate mechanically why this happens and what or how it affects the movement patterns of shoulders. Symptoms can be originating from the cervical spine as well. A good physical therapist can usually determine what is involved or differentiate between various possible causes, and fixes, for that matter, of symptoms like yours. They require an evaluation of the movement of the various body parts, movement patterns and symptom response to changing positions. Often the abnormalities observed are as a result of, not the cause of.
I do not find that just 1 simple thing is the answer to a problem such as yours. If there is rounded shoulder posture, which I would venture a guess you had before, why does it hurt now? Your age profile would rule out significant OA, except for spurs from repetitive overhead activity/ sports but never say never.
There are many unanswered questions; does it hurt to raise your arm out to the side or behind your back, does it hurt to thread a belt or fasten a bra behind your back, if you rest your arm on a chair or sofa arm and move your head does it reproduce your pain, is there any parasthesia or tingling in your fingers, does it hurt to sleep on your side of the painful arm, where is the location of the pain?
Correcting posture is never bad unless arthritis prohibits it, but I don't believe this will be your magic cure. Most likely you have subacromial impingement or a cervical problem. There is no indication from your info that you should not respond well to a program designed with your specific problem.A
thorough evaluation by a physical therapist, should give you some answers and solutions.or physiotherapist as it is called in your part of the world, should provide answers and solutions.
As a therapist, if A person doesn't needed therapy or does not appear to have a problem necessitating intervention, I do not recommend it.