Do you suffer from shoulder pain or shoulder tension? How about neck pain? Shoulder and neck pain can be very debilitating. Think about all the ways you use your shoulders and neck: whether it is working at a computer, driving, engaging in your favorite activities, turning your head, sleeping, or even picking up a fork to eat can be painful and difficult. Shoulder tightness and neck pain are your body's way of letting you know that you are risking a more serious injury. It is vitally important to prevent and address shoulder and neck issues as soon as possible, before more serious injuries occur. The average shoulder injury causes a person to miss 28 days of work! In Release Your Shoulders, Relax Your Neck, you will discover: How to eliminate shoulder tension and neck pain with 53 highly effective shoulder and neck exercises. Photos of the exercises with easy to follow instructions. The main causes of shoulder and neck pain. Key prevention strategies to stop problems before they start so you can have healthy shoulders and a pain free neck. Why computer users are at high risk for injury and what to do to significantly reduce your risk. How to speed healing of shoulder and neck injuries and get back into your favorite activities. Anatomy of the shoulder joints, how they move and why they can get so tight. This book is a must for people who work on computers, dental hygienists, hair stylists, athletes and anyone who carries a lot of stress in their neck or shoulders. Personal note from the author: As a yoga instructor with over 16 years of experience, I can tell you that one of the top questions I have heard from my students time after time is how can they relieve shoulder pain and neck pain. The right yoga postures can keep your shoulders and neck healthy and pain free. Best of all you don't even have to have any experience with yoga to use this book. That is why I wrote it; to show people how to use gentle yoga postures to relieve shoulder and neck issues and also to help them understand why their shoulders and neck become painful or tight in the first place. Think of this as your healthy shoulder handbook! What others are saying about Release Your Shoulders, Relax Your Neck The exercises as well as the information on stretching and strengthening the shoulders and neck is fantastic. This is a very patient friendly approach to understand the complex shoulder. Also included are excellent tips and advice for prevention. I have and will continue to refer to Howards book in treating patients. Dr. Richard Harvey, Chiropractor This book is the perfect answer for writers like me who spend most of their waking hours at a computer. The exercises are clearly described, easy to do, and most can be done right in my office. After years of neck and shoulder pain and stiffness it is wonderful to feel loose and pain-free again. Peter G. Engleman, Author, ?The Minyanaires As a graphic designer who spends a lot of time at a computer I have suffered from tight shoulders from many years, Release Your Shoulders, Relax Your Neck has been a blessing. Not only do my shoulders feel better but I feel less stress and enjoy better energy too! Howard Petlack, Co-owner, A Good Thing, Inc. Howard VanEs, M.A. is also the co-author of Office Ergonomics, Preventing Repetitive Motion Injuries and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. He is also the author of Beginning Yoga, A Practice Manual and Ageless Beauty & Timeless Strength. Get ready to feel good in your body again! Order a copy of Release Your Shoulders, Relax Your Neck today!

This guide shows how imagery and touch can be used to eliminate stiffness and pain. An explanation of the anatomy of the shoulders provides a better understanding of how improving the alignment of the head, neck, and shoulders helps ease strain on muscles and joints and promotes an aura of confidence and health.

Relive your Muscles, Relax your Body (FREE Bonus Included)28 Prime Stretches and Exercises to Reduce Lasting, Unconscious Tension in Your Neck and ShouldersThis book contains amazing steps and strategies on how to choose and decorate your small house to make more attractive and cherry. There are 5 chapters in this book present as 'Guide' that clearly shows and guide you about it. You need to read all chapters to make out the secrets and to apply as well.Many people have popular neck and also shoulder problems. It is generally recognized by pain in the tops of the shoulder blades, along the shoulder and also up into the neck towards the bottom of the skull. For some people who experience this kind of ache, tightness and pain in the specific muscle tissues may result, however it may also often cause headaches. Neck and shoulder ache may not only be annoying, but also for several, it would be long-term. Neck and shoulder tension is simply a method of lifestyle for many of us, but you have to know that it does not must be. With appropriate and also regular therapy of this problem you may relieve your ache, but firstly, you have to be capable of recognizing the reason for your muscle stress before you may treat the condition. This book is a guide for relieving tension. Here is what you will learn after reading this book: Relax your body with messaging Relief your muscle by muscle recognition Reasons for neck and shoulder pain and stress What you have to do in this situation? Exercise for neck as well as shoulder pain 28 stretches and exercises to reduce tension in your neck and shoulder Tips for neck and shoulder tension Benefits of exercises Getting Your FREE BonusRead this book and see "BONUS: Your FREE Gift" chapter after the introduction or after the conclusion.________Tags: Muscle Relaxation, muscle relaxation books, relax, how to relax muscle, muscle healing, how to heal muscle, relaxation response, relaxation and stress reduction, relaxation techniques, relaxation revolution, muscle and fitness

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Everyday activities such as using the computer, driving, or even curling up with a good book can create tension in the neck and shoulders. It's no wonder that so many of us have persistent discomfort and pain in these areas. Healing Yoga for Neck and Shoulder Pain presents simple, yoga-based practices that you can do at work and at home to release muscle tension for immediate relief. After suffering from chronic neck pain for years, author and yoga therapist Carol Krucoff developed the unique self-care program found in this book. Now you, too, can free yourself from neck pain by practicing simple yoga exercises to stretch tight muscles and strengthen weak ones and by learning to properly align your body when performing everyday activities that may be contributing to your pain. This fully illustrated, easy to follow guidebook also addresses common problems that may accompany neck tension, including headaches, upper back pain, and stress.

In this enhanced digital edition of The MELT Method, Sue Hitzmann shows you how to live without pain, illustrating her MELT techniques with 20 instructional videos plus 10 audio clips, so you can listen hands-free while you start your journey toward a pain-free body. In The MELT Method, therapist Sue Hitzmann offers a breakthrough self-treatment system to combat chronic pain and erase the effects of aging and active living—in as little as ten minutes a day. With a focus on the body's connective tissues and the role they play in pain, stress, weight gain, and overall health, Hitzmann's life-changing program features techniques that can be done in your own home. A nationally known manual therapist and educator, Hitzmann helps her clients find relief from pain and suffering by taking advantage of the body's natural restorative properties. The MELT Method shows you how to eliminate pain, no matter what the cause, and embrace a happier, healthier lifestyle.

Stretching for Functional Flexibility is a reference guide for the safe, effective, and efficient application of stretching exercises to improve range of motion and movement potential. Based on the most current research, this text is a valuable reference for physical, occupational and massage therapists, athletic trainers, fitness trainers, coaches, sports and orthopedic physicians, doctors of chiropractic, and many other professionals dealing with the health and performance of the musculoskeletal system. The text provides all of the information necessary to design and implement a safe and effective stretching program. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text and an image bank for instructors.

The nine most common forms of neck pain each get a series of exercises designed to make them go away and stay away. At last you can awaken without a cramp in your neck. Take away the stiffness from sitting and standing all day. End the pain from long, tense drives in traffic. Some of the exercises can be done easily while seated, and others take advantage of simple actions while you stand and stretch. For the most nagging pain, ingenious use of ordinary objects like a tennis ball or towel do the trick. Immediately you'll feel more alert and energetic, and you'll never have a pain in the neck again. 96 pages (all in color), 6 1/2 x 8 5/8.

Stretch the mindful way with this all-encompassing guide to Yin Yoga. In today's fast-paced world it's easy to lose the balance in our lives and the connection with our bodies. DK believes it's time to change that! Yin Yoga offers a remedy to the stress and hustle of everyday life. Heard of the term but don't know where to begin? No worries, we've got you covered! The same way that Yin balances Yang in ancient philosophies, the slower yin-style yoga featured in this yoga book offers an alternative to the faster more active forms of yoga. Instead, Yin yoga concentrates on holding and breathing through floor-based poses, awarding you with the time and space to clear both your mind and body. Dive straight in to discover: -Over 50 poses focusing on specific areas of the body -Each yoga pose is demonstrated with photographic step-by-step detail -20 sequences linking the poses, tailored to your physical and emotional targets -Introductory spreads covering the basic techniques behind Yin Yoga The first full-coloured step-by-step Yin yoga book on the market, this all-encompassing yoga guide is a must-have volume for individuals seeking a mindful and meditative approach to their yoga practice, as well as beginners and older yoga practitioners who are looking to adopt a slower-paced approach to yoga. You can explore gentle variations to much-loved yoga poses, from the comfort of your own home. Every exercise utilises the essential elements of Yin yoga to ensure you can gain all the physical and mental benefits, and will also allow you to perform all 20 sequences, which combine over 50 different poses into one singular experience and focus on specific health benefits each pose has on your body. For years, books on yoga have asked readers to bend over backwards (literally!) to conform to their physical demands. At DK, we believe it's time to change that! Why not allow for readers to demand that yoga conform to their individual needs instead? This is gentle yoga for the mind, body and soul. A must-have volume for those who want to take up Yoga but don't know where to begin, or simply those seeking to start a gentle low-impact exercise whilst encouraging mindfulness, Yin Yoga can be tailored to your individual fitness needs, so you make the most out of your poses! Why not stretch yourself, literally, this New Year and try something new? Perhaps your mind, body and soul will thank you!

Our body reflects the events and experiences we have had in the way it moves, functions and operates. We are the sum total of all that has happened to us. The body actually retains everything that it has experienced, all events, emotions, stresses and pains are locked within the bodily system. This book contains simple and effective exercises for the neck and shoulders to generate a healing movement in the area and release some of the blockages. Practiced daily, the results can be felt immediately.