This article was originally featured on The Conversation. 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 ...

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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MSU’s Gillen in The Conversation: What are muscle knots? An exercise physiologist explains what those tight little lumps are and how to get rid of them MSU’s Gillen in The Conversation: What are ...

f you’ve ever had a muscle knot, then you’re familiar with that uncomfortable muscle tightness that seems to just be begging for a good massage. But can you have a muscle knot and not know it? And are ...