09/30/2026
I see this everyday at the office: a patient with chronic pain who says that stretch and foam roll 100x a day but the issue never gets better!
When pain is associated with chronic postural imbalances (rounded shoulders) the muscles in your upper back are already being stretched and that’s why they feel tight. It’s like when you stretch a rubber band. It gets tight! That’s why stretching it more doesn’t help.
Muscles have one job: they contract. It is all they do and they love doing it! Pulling those shoulders back and strengthening the muscles between your shoulder blades will help the underlying cause of your pain much better than stretching or foam rolling.
If you have chronic pain, let us know and we can rehab your problems away!