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What causes muscle knots?

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Muscle knots are hard, sensitive areas of muscles that tighten and contract even when the muscle is at rest. They can be caused by injuring your muscles, poor posture, and stress and anxiety. Symptoms include aching sensations and pain in your joints and muscles. read more

The various muscle fibers start to stick to each other and become adhered. This new hard and lumpy feeling is a muscle ‘knot’. Muscle ‘knots’ are incredibly common but common doesn’t mean they are normal or harmless. Chronic stress on our muscles creates micro-tearing of muscle tissue, which creates scar tissue. read more

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