yogichick, deep muscle massage therapy does work. my injury was 10 yrs old before i finally submitted to family pressure and went to see the voodoo witch doctor guy. at the time, my posture was being affected. the muscles on the right side of the neck were knotted up so bad that my head was pulled over to the right side at nearly 45 degrees. my shoulder had dropped nearly 3 inches lower than the left side.i noticed it , but didn't realise how serious it was until someone took a picture and showed me.
the muscle therapy ( this is not simply massage therapy, it goes much deeper into the muscles )didn't work over night, it took about a year to see progress. now 7 yrs or so later, i stand straight and only see the voodoo witch doctor every 2-3 months instead of every 3 weeks.
this has worked much better for me than any chiropractor that i have ever been to. not to take anything away from them, but my problem stemmed from muscle trauma, not spinal problems.hope this helps. i could go on and on.
philb