Muscle knots are hard, sensitive areas of muscles that tighten and contract even when the muscle is at rest. These tense muscle fibers can cause pain in other parts of the body when touched. Muscle ...

Do you wake up with aches and pains as soon as you wake up? It is not uncommon for some to experience muscle stiffness and ...

There are various natural ways to help relax muscles. These include eating cherries, blueberries, and curcumin, which have anti-inflammatory properties. Magnesium may also help with muscle ...

Depending on the cause, physical therapy, massage, stretching, yoga, relaxation, heat, or other therapies may help release chronically tight muscles. Various factors can cause chronically tight or ...

Epsom salt has long been used as a way to soothe sore muscles and feet, but what other benefits does the salt soak offer? Here are some of the main benefits of an epsom salt bath.

Muscle tightness is a feeling you’ll know all too well if you’ve pushed yourself that little bit harder while training. Some consider it to be the hallmark of a full-blooded workout while to others, ...

For well over a year now, there have been rumors of a forthcoming new cure for muscle cramps. Whenever people contacted me to ask what I thought about it, my answer was, “I don’t know, I’d need to see ...

Rachel Tavel is a doctor of physical therapy, certified strength and conditioning specialist and writer. She works as a physical therapist in an outpatient orthopedic physical therapy setting and as a ...

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 ...