肩甲骨のコリ

Stiffness of the shoulder blades

肩甲骨のこりを感じる方が増えているように思います、整骨院の肩甲骨はがしも流行っています。姿勢が悪いと、肩甲骨は固まり、肩がもち上がって首をすくめたような状態になります。女性に多い、巻き肩は、肩甲骨ごと前にせせり出ている状態のこと。巻き型になると肩が正しい位置から離れてしまうため肩周りの血流が滞り、僧帽筋が張ってしまい、コリにつながります。同様に、長時間のデスクワークや、うつむいたままのスマホの操作なども、胸の前の筋肉に圧迫がかかり硬くなったり、肺が押されて呼吸が浅くなったりすると、肺にストレスがかかり、体内の酸素交換も不足して、肩こり、肩甲骨のこりといえども、片頭痛や背中の痛みなどが生じます。肩甲骨のコリや肩こりによる痛みや不快感は、もともとの体型や前かがみの姿勢を続けることなどによって、筋肉が緊張して血行が悪くなることで生じます。特に冬は、寒さや厚着による服の重みなどの影響で、筋肉がさらにこわばって血行不良が進み、肩こりが悪化します。このような筋肉の状態に、デスクワークなどの、背中を丸めて長時間過ごしてしまうと、肩こりの不快感がさらに増し、症状を強く感じるようになります。肩こりの原因となる筋肉は、首よりも肩甲骨につながって存在しています。本来、肩甲骨は、肋骨の背中側の上にあり、島のように浮いている状態です。肩甲骨は肋骨の上をすべるようにできています。しかし、長時間じっとして前傾姿勢を続けることが多くなった現代人の場合、肩甲骨が外側に広がったままで動かないため、肩甲骨周辺の筋肉の血行が悪くなり硬くなりがちです。そのため肩甲骨の動きも悪くなり、ガチガチにこりかたまっていくという悪循環に陥ります。肩甲骨のコリには、肩甲骨を上に引き上げる役割をする肩甲挙筋と、肩甲骨を寄せる菱形筋が、肩こりと深く関連します。これらの筋肉をほぐし、肩甲骨の動きを良くすることが、肩甲骨、肩こりの改善につながります。かた、肩甲骨まわりの動きが悪くなる原因の1つが、加齢による衰えもあります。加齢によって肩甲骨周辺の筋肉や腱などが衰え、炎症を起こすこともあります。鍼灸治療としては、自律神経を整えて、副交感神経を優位に保つことで、身体をリラックスさせ、筋肉の緊張を紐解き、肩甲骨周りの血流を改善させ、自己治癒に向かわせます。

It seems that more and more people are experiencing stiffness in the shoulder blades, and osteopathic shoulder blades are also in vogue. When posture is poor, the shoulder blades become rigid and the shoulders become lifted up, as if the neck is slumped. Curly shoulders, which are common among women, are a condition in which the entire shoulder blade protrudes forward. In the curled shoulder, the shoulders are out of their proper position, which causes blood flow around the shoulders to be blocked and the trapezius muscles to become tense, leading to stiffness. Similarly, working at a desk for long hours or operating a smartphone while slouching can also put pressure on the muscles in front of the chest, causing them to become stiff, and when the lungs are pressed down and breathing becomes shallow, the lungs are stressed and oxygen exchange in the body is also lacking, resulting in migraine headaches and back pain, even with stiff shoulders and stiff shoulder blades. Pain and discomfort caused by stiff shoulder blades and stiff shoulders are caused by muscle tension and poor blood circulation due to the original body shape and continued stooping posture. Especially in winter, the cold and the weight of heavy clothing can further stiffen muscles and cause poor blood circulation, which in turn worsens stiff shoulders. In addition to this muscle condition, spending long hours with the back rounded, such as at a desk, further increases the discomfort of stiff shoulders and makes the symptoms more intense. The muscles that cause stiff shoulders exist more connected to the shoulder blades than to the neck. Essentially, the shoulder blades are located on the back side of the ribs, floating like an island. The scapula is designed to glide over the ribs. However, in the case of modern people who often sit still and lean forward for long periods of time, the shoulder blades remain spread outward and do not move, and the muscles around the shoulder blades tend to become stiff due to poor blood circulation. As a result, the movement of the shoulder blades also becomes poor, leading to a vicious cycle of stiffness and stiffness. The shoulder blade muscles that pull the shoulder blades upward and the rhomboids muscle that pulls the shoulder blades together are deeply related to stiffness of the shoulder blades. Relaxing these muscles and improving the movement of the shoulder blades will improve the shoulder blades and shoulder stiffness. On the other hand, one of the causes of poor movement around the shoulder blade is also deterioration due to aging. Aging can cause the muscles and tendons around the shoulder blade to deteriorate and become inflamed. Acupuncture treatment involves regulating the autonomic nervous system and keeping the parasympathetic nervous system dominant, thereby relaxing the body, unraveling muscle tension, improving blood flow around the shoulder blades, and helping the body to heal itself.