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Desk workers: why tight shoulders come back after a massage, and what remedial treatment does differently

What keeps pulling your shoulders tight at a desk, and how a remedial therapist finds it, treats it and tells you what they found.

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By the therapists at Driftwood Remedial MassageFully qualified remedial therapists, High Street, Fremantle4 min read
A remedial therapist working her thumbs into the top of a man's shoulder blade as he lies face down on a treatment table, in a sunlit Fremantle clinic room with a limestone wall

A therapist works along the top of a client's shoulder blade at our High Street clinic in Fremantle.

Ranked by our therapists

Five things desk workers try for tight shoulders, ranked

What desk workers tell us they tried before they came in, and what each one does for shoulders that keep tightening up.

  1. #1Best for desk shoulders
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    60-minute remedial massage at Driftwood

    4.9

    For shoulders that tighten up again after a massage. Your therapist checks where the tightness starts, treats it, and tells you what they found.

    • Length60 minutes
    • Health fundClaim on the spot
    • AppointmentsSame week
    • Weekdays8am to 8pm
    • Saturdays8am to 4pm
    • WhereHigh Street, Fremantle
    • A check of your trouble spots before treatment
    • A therapist who explains what they find
    • Fully qualified remedial therapists
    • An hour on the table, plus the trip to Fremantle
    • A rebate that depends on your fund and cover

    $110

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  2. #2Best daily habit
    A woman in a work blouse sitting on an office chair against a plain white wall, one arm drawn across her chest in a shoulder stretch

    Stretching at your desk

    3.8

    Worth doing every day. A few stretches keep your neck and shoulders moving between meetings.

    • Costs nothing
    • Takes two minutes at your desk
    • Won't release a knot that's already there
    • Doesn't show what's causing the tightness
  3. #3Best for unwinding
    a bottle of perfume sitting on top of a white cloth

    A relaxation massage

    3.5

    Lovely for an afternoon. It eases the surface of the muscle, but nobody checks what keeps pulling your shoulders tight.

    • Eases tension for the rest of the day
    • Feels calm, quiet and unhurried
    • Stays on the surface of the muscle
    • Nobody checks where the tightness starts
  4. #4Best on a budget
    A spiky rubber massage ball on a plain white background

    A massage ball

    3.2

    Lean against a wall and roll it between your shoulder blades for a few minutes' relief.

    • Fits in a desk drawer
    • Reaches between your shoulder blades
    • Misses the top of your shoulders and neck
    • Presses hard on spots that are already sore
  5. #5Best quick fix
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    A heat pack

    3.0

    Warmth loosens the top layer of muscle for as long as the pack stays warm.

    • Warms up in the microwave
    • Eases stiffness on a cold morning
    • Lasts only as long as the heat
    • Never reaches the knot underneath

Shoulders checked, treated and explained

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60 minutes, $110, claimable on the spot with private health cover.

A therapist in a navy polo sitting at the end of a treatment table, pointing to the top of her own shoulder as she talks a client through what she found

For desk workers in Perth and Fremantle

A 60-minute remedial massage for $110

Tell us the days and times that suit you, early or late. We'll be in touch with a time, often the same week.

Claimable on the spot with private health cover. Nothing to pay now.

This article is general information about muscle tightness and massage, written by Driftwood Remedial Massage about its own treatments. It is not medical advice. Every body is different, so results vary and none are promised. If you have an injury or a medical condition, check with your doctor before any massage.

Health fund rebates depend on your fund and your level of cover. Prices are in Australian dollars.

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