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Health & Fitness

Oh! My Aching Back..and arms...and legs

body pain from snow shoveling

All shoveled out after the storm?  It was a biggie and took hours and hours to shovel out the car, the walkway, the doors and now you are sitting in front of the TV unable to move. 

Your lower back hurts.  That's because your quadratum lumborum and psoas muscles are trashed!

Your shoulders ache.  That's because your trapezius, rotator cuff, rhomboids and deltoids feel like they are on fire.

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Your butt and hips and legs are locked in muscle spasms.  That's because your hip flexors, glutes, hamstrings, quads, calfs and ankles are telling you they did not enjoy the shoveling.

What to do?

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Get a massage!  I've been performing 30-minute "Blizzard Massages" for local residents since the snow stopped.  If we relax all the muscles discussed above, you will want to run right out and help your neighbors with their snow removal.  You will feel like a kid again.

So put the heating pad away and call.  You'll be glad you did.  781-850-4520

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