Muscle knots: your comprehensive guide

Everything you wanted to know about muscle knots

In this article we will answer most of the common questions people have about “muscle knots”. Of course there is no actual knot in the muscle, but they feel like knots and their pain and tightness are certainly real. For each question we will give a short concise answer, with references to complete articles should you want more information. These articles use technical name for this condition is myofascial trigger points, or “trigger points” for short, but they are talking about the same thing.

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Question: What are muscle knots?
• Reference: Your complete guide to (myofascial) trigger points https://www.drgraeme.com/articles/202...

Question: What causes muscle knots?
• Reference: Your complete guide to (myofascial) trigger points https://www.drgraeme.com/articles/202...

Question: What is the best treatment got muscle knots?
• Reference: What is the best treatment for trigger points https://www.drgraeme.com/articles/202...

Question: How do you release a muscle knot?
• Reference: How to release a trigger point yourself https://www.drgraeme.com/articles/202...

Question: Do muscle knots go away on their own/ Why do muscle knots keep coming back?
• Reference: Why do trigger points keep coming back https://www.drgraeme.com/articles/202...
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Question: Do NSAIDS help muscle knots?
• Reference: Is massage better than NSAIDS https://www.drgraeme.com/articles/202...
Question: Does fibromyalgia cause muscle knots?
• Reference How to massage for fibromyalgia https://www.drgraeme.com/articles/202...
Question: Do muscle knots affect sports and athletics performance?
• Reference The effect of trigger points on sports and athletic performance https://www.drgraeme.com/articles/202...
Question: What is the difference between muscle knots and acupressure points?
• Reference What Is The Difference Between Trigger Points, Acupressure Points, And Other Pressure Points https://www.drgraeme.com/articles/202...
Question: Do muscle knots cause headaches?
• Reference: Self Massage And Trigger Point Therapy For Headaches And Migraines https://www.drgraeme.com/articles/202...
Muscle knots and their self treatment for various conditions
Shoulder pain https://www.drgraeme.com/articles/202...
Fibromyalgia https://www.drgraeme.com/articles/202...
Headaches and migraines https://www.drgraeme.com/articles/202...
Tennis elbow https://www.drgraeme.com/articles/202...
Back pain https://www.drgraeme.com/articles/202...
Calf pain https://www.drgraeme.com/articles/202...