Your rhomboids aren't overactive. They're dormant. 3 moves to wake them back up. Everyone tells you to roll it out. Grab a lacrosse ball. Dig into that knot. Feel the release. ㅤ But here's what nobody mentions: that knot between your shoulder blades isn't a tight muscle. It's a weak one. Your rhomboids and mid traps have been stretched long by years of sitting with rounded shoulders. Your pec minor and front deltoids have shortened, pulling everything forward. The muscles in your upper back aren't in spasm because they're overactive. They're in spasm because they're exhausted from being pulled apart all day long. ㅤ So when you roll that area, you're lengthening tissue that's already overstretched. It feels good temporarily because you're pressing on nerve endings. But you're not addressing the problem. You might actually be making it worse by further inhibiting muscles that already can't fire properly. ㅤ The real fix is the opposite of what you'd expect. Strengthen the upper back. Acti...