It's almost second-nature for me to grab or tug at the nagging muscle knot that lives on my upper back — but shifting my impulse to more of a massaging movement could have a better outcome. While ...

Deep tissue massage is designed for people with a moderate to high pain tolerance and it's normal to feel sore for several ...

Muscle knots can develop for a number of reasons—maybe work has you stressed out, poor desk posture has you hunched over, or that last gym session didn’t go well. Muscle knot causes aside, there’s no ...

Imagine you've just completed a tough upper-body workout. Your muscles feel a bit tired, but all in all you're able to go about the rest of your day just fine. The next morning, you wake up and ...

It's a debate that science has yet to find a definitive answer to—but here's what to do if you get one. We sometimes get hard, painful, or tender lumps in our muscles. This is pretty common, and we ...

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If you're dealing with pain from knots in the neck, grab a tennis ball. Here are two ways you can massage away discomfort. Instead, I’m left with the next best thing: a tennis ball. The solution seems ...

Those stiff, painful spots can take up to two weeks to go away on their own. Sophie Walster/iStock via Getty Images Plus Imagine you’ve just completed a tough upper-body workout. Your muscles feel a ...

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A trip to the gym can leave your body crying out for a sports massage, while several sports massages can leave your bank balance crying out for a break. While it can’t compete with a fully-fledged ...