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Could your shoulders be stiff and tight right now as you read this? Office workers holding a mouse in front of a computer all day, or hairdressers and chefs using their arms in repetitive motions, often feel like shoulder pain has become a chronic condition. It is easy to picture you sighing while rubbing your tired shoulders. Here is a way to ease that persistent shoulder pain.

Do your shoulders feel as heavy as if pressed down by a boulder, and is your neck as stiff as if someone is pulling on it? When you look in the mirror, does your neck stick forward like a turtle? For modern people who cannot let go of smartphones and computers throughout the day, this may be an all too familiar sight.

Hello, this is your reliable Korean medicine doctor. Could you be carrying a heavy burden on your shoulders right at this very moment? The stiffness in your shoulders does not easily fade even after leaving work, often turning into chronic pain that can even bring sleepless nights.

Do you wake up in the morning feeling as though three bears are sitting on your shoulders, with the back of your neck stiff as if someone is pulling on it? If your shoulders and neck stiffen like stone whenever stress hits, could you perhaps be taking this pain for granted?

Have you ever tossed and turned at night because your shoulders felt as stiff and heavy as stone? For modern people who sit in front of monitors all day or stay glued to smartphones, shoulder pain has become a chronic reality. For those whose hands unconsciously reach up to knead their shoulders, today I would like to introduce a special acupoint from the Donguibogam.