Stage Manager 3
Posted by Sandra on Mar 14, 2011
Many of you have asked “Where have I been?”
I am going to start by telling you that I have completed
something that was a huge a very rewarding challenge for me.
Half of December through February 6th. I was the Stage
Manager, for our local theatre troupe. Google, Stage Manager.
Happily, the play was a huge success.
Then came the ‘after show challenge.’
During the project, my neck and shoulders became so tight, I had a
muscular induced headache, almost every day for about a month.
There were also allot of stairs up to the Green Room with allot
of ups and downs off the stage. So my knees have were a bit challenged
as well.
What I know about the musculoskeletal system is pretty extensive.
I know that if the neck is stiff chances are it is coming from the waist
and Trapezius areas. Google Trapezius (traps)
.
Latissimus Dors, are a pair of large roughly triangular muscles covering the lower part of the back,
After Googling Trapezius and Latissimus Dorsi. Notice that the Latissimus, interacts with the Trapezius muscle.
extending from the sacral, lumbar, or the upper ridge of the Pelvis.
They extend up the lower (back) thoracic vertebrae to the armpits.So really we can’t move our arm, without moving our lower back.
Both of them attach to the facia along the spine.
So if you contract the shoulder up toward the skull, then slowly lower your shoulder. You are telling the tightness in yourneck to relax. Now rotate your shoulder back and around, these simple movements help (after a few days) to relax the neck and shoulders.
Disclaimer: I never recommend someone tip their head back and rotate. Please do not tip back and do that……
Standing or sitting, you can also very gently, arch and flatten your lower back. In doing both of these movements, gently, youshould achieve more freedom in your neck, back and shoulders.I know, I did!!Till next time, remember to do yourself a favor and schedule a massage.