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Welcome to Soma Novo Bodywork, one of Maine’s Newest and Top rated Massage & Spa destinations. Serving the Greater Bangor and Brewer area, Soma Novo is fully staffed with Certified Massage Therapists who have a passion for #selfcare within the community.

Our goal is to provide a relaxing atmosphere while delivering a wide range of wellness services to help clients live a healthy, stress free lifestyle. We have a variety of massage services to choose from, a wonderful and relaxing foot soak room for up to 6 people and a state-of-the-art flotation therapy pod.

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Address: 72 Center Street, Suite 2, Brewer, ME 04412
Phone: 1-207-619-3797
Email: info@somanovo.com
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Neck And Shoulder Pain? Try Float Therapy!

Neck and Shoulder Pain? Try Float Therapy!

Neck and Shoulder Pain? Try Float Therapy!

Here at Soma Novo Bodywork, we understand that in our modern day society, we’ve become accustomed to doing everything in a fast pace, thinking and moving quickly. Desk jobs and handheld devices force our bodies into an extremely limited range of motion over long periods of time, creating chronic pain in the neck and shoulders. The years of overuse in our day-to-day interactions with modern technology, like our computers and cellphones, has left many us feeling it’s effects on our overall health and well being. On top of that, many of us rarely, if ever, spend an adequate amount of time properly stretching and relieving the muscles and joints in this part of the body. These long term tension patterns can cause the muscles, joints and ligaments to atrophy or even calcify if the damage is serious enough, our nerves can become hyper-sensitive, all contributing to a further weakening the overall health and mobility of the cervical spine. Other contributing factors spinal pain are our stress and anxiety levels, which often, are the result of emotionally driven anxiety that is affecting the muscles and nerves in the neck, shoulders and back.

If you experience any neck and shoulder tension, stretch lightly when settling into your float, then lie very still and notice all the sensations in your neck. Do you feel any level of holding? Ask yourself if there is room to relax further. See how the body responds. Often when we float, we unknowingly hold the head and neck up, preventing the muscles from fully relaxing and restoring. Take a deep breath and consciously decide to trust in the buoyancy of the water. It will support you. Continue to focus on letting go throughout your float, noticing if the sensation changes over time.

5 Other Ways Float Therapy Helps With Neck Tension

  1. Magnesium helps to detoxify the body
  2. Magnesium helps to relieve anxiety + reduces stress hormones like Cortisol
  3. Reduces inflammation and pain experienced during and after your float
  4. The float pod is an anti-gravity style environment where the body can be fully supported to relax and let go of holding and tension.
  5. Better cognitive function, rest and sleep – the brain can receive the signals to turn off, resulting in less stress and more mental clarity.

Floating is an amazing opportunity to rest your neck and shoulder after a long work week. Throughout week, take time to step away from the technology and relax. Get up from your work area and stretch! The next time you come in for a float, remember that due to the large amount of salt you are supported in the water and you have the space to fully relax. Try stretching before and during your float,  it will help to relieve any immediate pain you may have. For a continued longevity of pain relief, incorporate floating as a regular part of your life.

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