What is going on with Seattle's shoulders? I received two calls this morning from patients with recent shoulder injuries, and I have treated at least four other people for similar conditions in the past week.

It's not unusual to have people lined up outside my office with shoulder pain around the holidays. Plane, train, and automobile travel takes its toll on shoulders and necks, and hide-a-beds and cots rough up holiday travelers even more. But I've never before seen a spate of shoulder problems like this in February.

I truly hope that you're not having any shoulder pain, but if you're in Seattle and your shoulder is bothering you, give me a shout. My clinical skills have been well honed by a couple hundred hours of orthopedic massage classes and hundreds of hours of clinical practice.