Levator Scapula may not roll off the tongue, but it’s a muscle every cyclist should know about. Keeping it happy will address the pain of a stiff neck and increase your neck mobility.

On and off for what seems like forever, a muscle knot has tormented the same exact spot on my upper back — right above my shoulder blade, just to the left of my neck. The dull pain makes me fidgety, ...

A physical therapist explains how to fix muscle knots, and prevent them in the future with stretching, hydration, and stress reduction. If you sit at a desk all day, chances are you’ve had a knot in ...

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Patients often come into the office with the complaint of having “knots in my muscles” that are painful. The reality is that there is no such thing as a “knot" in a muscle. The term “knot” is ...

Many of us will be all too familiar with muscle knots. They’re essentially sore spots that form when bands of muscle become tight and sensitive. You may experience pain all the time or only when you ...

Chiropractors reveal the common muscle knot remedy that people should be avoiding, plus what they should do instead to relieve the pain. “A lot of patients want to push their muscle twinge towards the ...