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Thought I would mention this here...

I am by no means a proponent of chiropractic, but my girlfriend convinced me to go see her chiro because he uses a technique called Graston. Basically it's just a tool that's like a tongue depressor made out of steel, which he "scrapes" my muscle with. Pretty damn painful, but for me it has really been worth the pain.

I've lifted for about 18 years (seriously for a while as I played Div. 1 football), but I made two major mistakes: 1) I RARELY stretched and; 2) For some reason I hated lifting back so I ended up working out chest twice as much as back. Without getting into an anatomy lesson, this has caused probelms for both. And of late it's really caused problems with my traps, leading all the way up my neck. That tightness has effected EVERY workout. The Graston has basically worked to break up some of that scar tissue, and act like several stretching sessions condensed in to 1. Undeniably noticeable difference in my workouts.

Just my two pennies, hope it helps someone else.
Mase