Shoulder Pain and Self-Massage Blog

Practical information to help you understand trigger points, muscular tension, posture, and safe self-massage techniques.

By Michel Bourgeois, Licensed Massage Therapist
Certified in Energy Kinesiology and Biochemical Kinesiology

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Trigger Points

What Are Trigger Points and How May They Affect Your Shoulder?

By Michel Bourgeois, Licensed Massage Therapist

Learn what muscular trigger points are, how referred discomfort may be felt away from a tender area, and why identifying a familiar pattern is only one part of understanding shoulder pain.

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Sleep positioning for neck and shoulder comfort

Posture

Could Your Sleeping Position Affect Your Neck and Shoulder?

Explore how pillow support and sleep position may influence morning stiffness and discomfort.

Self-massage techniques
for shoulder tension

Pain education

Myofascial Pain Syndrome: How Fascia May Contribute to Pain and Tingling

Learn how fascia supports the body and how restricted myofascial tissues may contribute to pain, stiffness, tingling, and altered sensation.

Posture

Rolfing: A Whole-Body Approach to Posture

What Rolfing Structural Integration is, how the traditional Ten-Series works, and one massage therapist's personal experience.

Pain education

Sciatica or piriformis syndrome?

Pain that travels from the buttock down the leg is often called “sciatica.” Learn how to distinguish sciatic nerve irritation from pain that may be associated with the piriformis muscle.

Pain education

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, and What Else It Could Be

Tingling, numbness, or discomfort in the hand is often blamed on carpal tunnel syndrome—but the location of your symptoms matters. Learn which fingers are commonly affected, what else may cause similar sensations, and when a professional evaluation may be appropriate.

Energy Healing

Vagus Nerve: Tuning Fork Relaxation

Looking for a moment of calm? Sound therapy uses sound and vibration to create a relaxing experience. Discover how tuning forks can be incorporated into a relaxation session.

Posture

Posture and pain in daily life

Discover how your posture habits can contribute to daily discomfort, and learn a few simple moves to help you move more comfortably.

Feeling bloated: digestive health and the gut microbiome

Energy Healing

Feeling Bloaded?

Explore the gut microbiome, common digestive symptoms, and how I approach digestive wellness in my Energy Kinesiology practice.

Pain education

Lower Back and Buttock Pain: Understanding Your Symptoms.

Could muscles be contributing to your lower back and buttock pain? Discover the role of trigger points in the lower back, glutes, and hamstrings, and explore gentle ways to ease muscular tension.

Energy Healing

Acid Reflux Relief: Understanding Heartburn and GERD

Have you been diagnosed with GERD, IBS, SIBO, or another digestive condition? Or do you often experience heartburn? Digestive discomfort can affect your meals, social life, and everyday comfort..

Energy Healing

Chronic Fatigue: Stress, Adrenal Hormones & Energy Kinesiology

Feeling exhausted even after resting? Explore chronic fatigue, factors that may contribute to persistent tiredness, and the approach I use in my kinesiology practice.

Pain education

Headaches and Muscle Tension

Explore five muscles that may contribute to headaches with an interactive head pain map.

Pain education

Fibromyalgia: Understanding Pain and Fatigue

Learn about fibromyalgia, how it differs from myofascial pain, and the potential role of gentle massage in managing discomfort.

Energy Healing

Energy Kinesiology: Exploring the Body–Energy Connection

Discover how Energy Kinesiology combines muscle monitoring with traditional energy concepts, what a session involves, and the limits of this complementary approach.

A Note About This Blog

The information on this website is educational and is not a diagnosis or a substitute for medical care. Seek professional evaluation for severe, unexplained, persistent, or worsening symptoms, or for pain associated with an injury, weakness, numbness, tingling, swelling, fever, chest discomfort, or difficulty breathing.