If you’ve ever had neck and shoulder pain, you have likely experienced one of the following symptoms:

• A sensation of tightness on one side of the neck that is exacerbated by neck movement (either towards that side or away).
• Loss of overhead motion of the shoulder (the physical therapy terminology would be a “loss of shoulder flexion”) that you perceive as “pinching on the top of the shoulder.”
• Generalized soreness in the shoulders and neck after training pole or aerial that lasts longer than 1-2 days and feels arguably more intense than the workout that you did would suggest.

So, here’s the fun part. It’s entirely possible that NONE of those symptoms stem from either the neck or shoulder. They could (and likely are) coming from mobility issues and a loss of flexibility in the thoracic spine (aka your mid-back).

So…how would you know that’s your issue and what can you actually do about it? Take this workshop!