I've been having a lot of trouble with the top of my right shoulder and right side of my neck this week. I've had trouble with this spot before. It usually happens when I spent too much time in front of the computer and don't take enough breaks. I used to get numbness in my fingers on my right hand. But that hasn't happened in years, since I got the whole ergonomic set up at work.
The pain is really bad this time. Wednesday evening I went and got a massage, and that helped A LOT. But by the time I went to bed the spot was sore again. Yesterday it was bad again (I could barely lift my arm up to put my hair in a ponytail). I dug out my heating pad and sat with it on my shoulder while I read before going to bed. Again, it helped a bit but it still hurts. I rolled over when I was falling asleep and couldn't help but whimper. It feels better when I wake up in the morning, but it's still there. You can actually see the muscle knot.
I've switched my mouse to my left hand - it feels so awkward! I'm hoping that will help. I have a bunch of meetings this afternoon, so hopefully that will help as well, since I won't be sitting still. I need to find out what stretches I can do to help that area. I've missed yoga the past 3 weeks (too many other fun things happening at the same time), but I'm going to go on Monday. Maybe Kate will have some suggestions. *sigh*
