From David Hulme, Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK
I firmly believe that anxiety and stress lead to the inability to relax that can result in muscle and joint pain, not so-called bad posture. I have been an archer for 50 years, and the only shoulder and neck pain I experienced usually came from lack of practice, over-practice or bad technique and faulty shooting posture – always occurring the day after shooting, and easing off within 24 hours.
The only time I developed really debilitating neck and shoulder pain wasn’t because of this, but in the aftermath of organising a county championship. It was a really stressful three-day period.
