The texture of a muscle knot is something any loving husband or wife can identify. Everyday pain sufferers feel it like a small bundle of rope. Think of a muscle that has been working over-time, in the short term (days to weeks) and is doing it’s best to handle the workload you’ve put on it.Ī muscle knot is ropy. Doctors like to used the word, “hypertonic” muscles (“hyper” = too much, “tonic” = muscular tone).Ī muscle knot is a band of tissue that is acutely overloaded. Muscle Knots are Like Cooked Spaghetti When You Forgot to Add Oil to the PotĪ muscle knot is a trigger point. First, you have to understand why muscle knots are the wrong suspect.
While done in your best interest, there’s a better way to get rid of those muscle knots. At $10/hour, your significant other could have made $1,200 – $4,800 over the past 10 years instead of “loving” your neck. I don’t know how much money your other makes, but let’s say he/she makes $10/hour. Let’s simplify our equation and assume that you’ve had your muscle knots and your neck pain for 10 years.ġ0 years of muscle knots + 10 years of a loving other’s elbow in your neck = 120 – 480 hours of well-intentioned, but unnecessary effort. Most people who have muscle knots in their neck have had it for years, only growing worse over time. On the other hand, if you have kids, it may be half that or 1 night per week due to the rugrats’ ability to launch spaghetti (actual pasta) all over your house, leaving you constantly cleaning up after them.Īny way you put it, the time your other is spending on your muscle knots is between: Your partner’s hands-on time may be double our projections, assuming 4 nights per week. If you’re in the honeymoon period of your relationship (the first 1-2 years of seeing each other), you probably can’t get enough talking, touching, and being with your significant other. Let’s say that your significant other spends 15 minutes, 2x/week, pushing with his/her elbows or fingers into your neck.ģ0 minutes/week … 2 hours/month … 24 hours/year. Getting Your Muscle Knots Worked On is Not Worth Your Time Let’s find out if pushing on muscle knots is worth your time.
So much so, that one person (me) is calling it “The Great Spaghetti Phenomenon of the 21st Century.” Muscle knots are the bane of many neck sufferers’ existence. Honey, can you just, put your elbow right here into the crook of my neck? Oh, yes, right there. I’ll add, that “worked on” usually means one massage per week for months, if not years, or a daily bruising from your husband or wife when you say: Why do these muscle knots always come back after getting them worked on?
One of the most common questions we get at Barefoot Rehab is:
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