Muscle Knot

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cian

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I've got what appears to be a muscle knot in my back.

It doesn't hurt at all, but kinda of tingles when my back is being used.

I know a nurse who told me it seems to be a muscle knot but just said something vague about a massage getting rid of it.

I can;t stand massages, does anyone know of a way to fix a muscle knot

Thanks

CIan
 
Hmm it's hard to explain.


I have a huge dislike of massages. Psychological.

Long story.
Involves ex-girlfriends.

Is there any other way?
 
Advice from my physical therapist because I had the same thing in my middle back, apply heat for 10-15 minutes, then go with a sock with two raquet balls inside, prop yourself against a wal with the sock massager set on your muscle not and roll it back and forth over the affected area.
 
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You can also try a procedure called IMS or intramuscular stimulation - have an acpuncture like needle inserted into the knot to deactivate it. Sounds worse than it is. I am a physiotherapist and also like the tennis ball/foam roller idea. thebodymentors.com
 
Before figuring how to get rid of it, and the ways mentioned are right on, you need to consider what's causing it. It's likely a result of overuse or a muscle imbalance, such as doing too much work for the muscles on the front of your body and not enough for the back muscles.

As a personal trainer who is also a massage therapist I have seen this many times and often the muscles on the front (chest) are too tight and the muscles in back are too weak.
 
I've known people that get bad muscle knots and leave them unattended, eventually they get so bad they need physical therapy. The physical therapist will grind the hell out of the knot, I guess it was real painful.

As massage will run about $50, trip to the physical therapist is about $100 with insurance, $300 without. Plus massages are generally fun. The physical therapy option sounds less fun.
 
merc22 said:
I've known people that get bad muscle knots and leave them unattended, eventually they get so bad they need physical therapy. The physical therapist will grind the hell out of the knot, I guess it was real painful.

As massage will run about $50, trip to the physical therapist is about $100 with insurance, $300 without. Plus massages are generally fun. The physical therapy option sounds less fun.
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Well, if the massage therapist knows what they are doing, they are going to be performing a deep tissue (also called a sport's) message similar to what the physical therapist is going to do. I can tell you from experiencing both that neither treatments are particularly enjoyable (it's downright painful at times), but necessary. The bonus of the PT's treatment is that it will sometimes include heat and ultrasound therapy to help loosen the knot and lessen the pain of the massage, as well as the therapist will generally try to include info as to why the knot developed and how to prevent it in the future.

If you really want to fix the problem, you may end up having to get over your dislike of massages, because I can tell you that the pain doesn't just "go away."
 
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