Muscle Tension

What can you do for tight muscles, especially in the shoulders and back?

Poor posture can be a cause (forward head posture)

• Use better sitting posture
• Consult a PT (Moench method)
• Pettibon Chiropractor for exersizes and therapies to improve posture
• Personal trainer can give you exercises to strengthen weak muscles, which will maintain good posture and stabilize joints. Joint instability can cause spasams.

Poor metabolism, or circulation

• Tens unit to activate weaker muscles
• Aerobic exercise to improve circulation
• Massage (Thai or deep tissue) to

Supplements to improve mitochondrial function

• Creatine
• Magnesium
• Thiamine, and other B-vitamins
• Carnitine, if needed
• Red/NIR light therapy