What causes shoulder and/or neck pain in runners and what can you do about it

Shoulder and/or neck pain in runners is common and can be due to a number of causes. In this video physiotherapist, Lucy Macdonald, explains why you are getting your pain and things you should and should not be doing to recover. For more free resources for runners please read the info below. To book a video consultation please email reception@octopusclinic.com. 

More Support for Runners

• Join us on social media to watch videos like this one on how to prevent injuries, this one on the best exercises for runners and this one on all the things you can do to help your body recover.
• Ask us any injury or training questions at our weekly Physio Live Q&A sessions on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. If you can’t make it you can send questions in advance and watch the playback. To join our weekly Q&A sessions on Facebook just find the page ‘Octopus Clinic’ and click on the follow button. 
• Check out our library of free exercises, stretches, and foam rolling videos on this website
• If you are training for a marathon or a half marathon, find out everything you need to know in the Octopus Clinic marathon handbook
• Book an appointment with our experts. Thanks to modern technology, irrespective of where you are in the world you can still benefit from our expertise and book a video consultation. You can read some of the hundreds of passionate five-star reviews about how effective our video consultations are and what they involve. They are covered by most medical insurance like Bupa or AxaPPP or you can make the most of our highly discounted treatment packages. 

Book now and get back to running pain-free ASAP. Email reception@octopusclinic.com, call 02075838288 or book online here.