the only way out is through
We went camping this weekend.
It's always wonderful to get outside, but it was a little hot.
Plus, my two kids were excitedly running around free all day and came into the tent fatigued and irritable.
That coupled with sleeping on a 2 inch sleeping pad led to a bad night of sleep.
I woke up, packed up the campsite after a relaxing morning and we drove home.
About an hour later I noticed my Right Upper Trap was really sore.
I did a PT test and I couldn't bend my head towards that side.
So I used the MDT approach. I sidebend my head towards the painful side 10x. Then I rechecked. My motion improved...
And my upper trap felt better.
I did the repetitions thought the day and my pain was gone by the end of the day.
Sometimes you need to stretch into the stiffness, not away from it.