What about those that its caused by 1st and 2nd rib fused causing TOs and cascade of issues. Surgeon says removal of scalene and 1st rib but im concerned about risks and damage long term. But also being in this constant neck chest shoulder and arm pain and inability to use right arm or exercise or basically do anything that uses pressure on right aide body for rest of life iant good as its getting worse anyway. Any advice on people who have tos surgery and they remove scalene and rib. Surely this will create more issues as stability in these areas gone
omg that scalene stretch with the pushing the other way for 5 seconds helped soooooooo much! omg. I have h ad severe cervical instability for 3 years, bedbound, and I really needed to loosen up those scalenes as they are a big part of the problem. I'm feoleb on youtube if you are curious as to this cervical hell I've been through
It’s often a similar idea mate. Looking for some underlying joint stiffness at the back and then finding a good muscle stretch for the front to hit those tight areas.
Hey Man, I really hope you see this comment, I have a Hard scalene on my right side and Lose on the left, My neck appears to tilt towards the Left side which give me an Ick! Can you confirm the problem is on my right or on the Left?
Hey mate, unfortunately I can’t really confirm anything without assessing you for myself. It’s always best to get someone to check you out specifically!
I have been following your channel for a while now (about 1 year) and like that you offer the most focused suggestions of any I have found. After 3 years of pain in this area I finally found the term scalenes and have been able to focus my therapies on this area specifically. What you describe here is spot on with the only things I have found to truly be helpful to me. Thank you for providing this content which I trust is helping many people.
Hi Grant. Thanks for doing this much needed video! So to be clear - are you putting the ball on your vertebrae itself? And when you talk about "joints" what and where exactly do you mean?
Hey Chris! The idea is to find the bony bump down the middle of the spine and have the ball just directly off that either side to find any tightness or stiffness. The joints are the individual facet joints that connect the back of each vertebra together. Hope that helps!
You can also use a yoga block to put the trigger ball or they have a occipital massage tool designed for this as well called the DaVinci Tool. Theres usually tightness starting at the back of the head that has to be addressed too.
Hi Grant! You videos are great and I have been following them since the last few months. It helped me recover from costo pain in some of my rib joints. I was wondering if it might be possible for you to get some videos out here that might help patients with SRS (slipped rib syndrome), where they might be able to strengthen their body (avoiding injured parts) without using weights and to do safely. This condition is not that common and is looked over by many physicians. I have heard with the right physio and workout, it may be possible to recover somewhat and for the pain to lessen, and in some cases even disappear. Looking forward to more videos from you!
It’s hard to say over the Internet without assessing you mate. Typically, this often suggests that underneath those tight and tender tissues are spinal, or rib joints that are stiff tighten overloaded as well.
The real benefit of this exercise is actually more likely to be the hooklying position. This position on it’s own is fantastic for decompressing the ribcage and getting foot contacts.
Genuinely hope this helps! If you'd like more specific help head to yourwellnessnerd.com and book in a consultation with me!
Thank you so much
What about those that its caused by 1st and 2nd rib fused causing TOs and cascade of issues. Surgeon says removal of scalene and 1st rib but im concerned about risks and damage long term. But also being in this constant neck chest shoulder and arm pain and inability to use right arm or exercise or basically do anything that uses pressure on right aide body for rest of life iant good as its getting worse anyway. Any advice on people who have tos surgery and they remove scalene and rib. Surely this will create more issues as stability in these areas gone
omg that scalene stretch with the pushing the other way for 5 seconds helped soooooooo much! omg. I have h ad severe cervical instability for 3 years, bedbound, and I really needed to loosen up those scalenes as they are a big part of the problem. I'm feoleb on youtube if you are curious as to this cervical hell I've been through
Really happy to hear it may have helped mate!
What about the front of the neck and the muscles the go down to the esophagus areas?
It’s often a similar idea mate. Looking for some underlying joint stiffness at the back and then finding a good muscle stretch for the front to hit those tight areas.
Hey Man, I really hope you see this comment, I have a Hard scalene on my right side and Lose on the left, My neck appears to tilt towards the Left side which give me an Ick!
Can you confirm the problem is on my right or on the Left?
Hey mate, unfortunately I can’t really confirm anything without assessing you for myself. It’s always best to get someone to check you out specifically!
I have been following your channel for a while now (about 1 year) and like that you offer the most focused suggestions of any I have found. After 3 years of pain in this area I finally found the term scalenes and have been able to focus my therapies on this area specifically. What you describe here is spot on with the only things I have found to truly be helpful to me. Thank you for providing this content which I trust is helping many people.
Glad to hear the videos are helpful Raymond! Hopefully you won't need them at some stage :)
When I put pressure on that area above my collarbone and stretched that area became super sensitive.
throw that ball in a pillow case for easy maneuvering
Always a good technique!
Hi Grant. Thanks for doing this much needed video! So to be clear - are you putting the ball on your vertebrae itself? And when you talk about "joints" what and where exactly do you mean?
Hey Chris! The idea is to find the bony bump down the middle of the spine and have the ball just directly off that either side to find any tightness or stiffness. The joints are the individual facet joints that connect the back of each vertebra together. Hope that helps!
You can also use a yoga block to put the trigger ball or they have a occipital massage tool designed for this as well called the DaVinci Tool. Theres usually tightness starting at the back of the head that has to be addressed too.
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Hi Grant! You videos are great and I have been following them since the last few months. It helped me recover from costo pain in some of my rib joints. I was wondering if it might be possible for you to get some videos out here that might help patients with SRS (slipped rib syndrome), where they might be able to strengthen their body (avoiding injured parts) without using weights and to do safely. This condition is not that common and is looked over by many physicians. I have heard with the right physio and workout, it may be possible to recover somewhat and for the pain to lessen, and in some cases even disappear. Looking forward to more videos from you!
Great stuff! Much appreciated
Hope it helps!!
Thank you! 😊
Hope it helps!
@YourWellnessNerd I used your method last night, and then slept. I'd say it's 90% better this morning! 😁😁So thankful🙏🙌
When i use the ball on my upper back, ive got extreme tenderness when i roll at the medial border of the scapula. What does this mean?
It’s hard to say over the Internet without assessing you mate. Typically, this often suggests that underneath those tight and tender tissues are spinal, or rib joints that are stiff tighten overloaded as well.
super helpful, makes total sense
The real benefit of this exercise is actually more likely to be the hooklying position. This position on it’s own is fantastic for decompressing the ribcage and getting foot contacts.
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Any ideas about if the scalenes ache after activity but they arent tight? Like you said, may it be a rib joint issue?
It’s it’s hard to say without assessing for myself mate unfortunately. The achyness could come from irritated or overloaded joints underneath
@@YourWellnessNerd appreciate the response. Strangely I get relief after backpacking 7+ miles with 15kg!
Thanks
Appreciate it mate, thank you!
Appreciate it mate, thank you!
Thanks
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