According to Harri Weber of Popular Science, “muscle knots” are actually myofascial trigger points (in fairness, not nearly ...

For example, after sitting for a while, some simple shoulder rolls and neck rotations can alleviate some of the tension in those muscles, helping to avoid or reduce the accumulation of muscle knots.

There are different types of neck pain that can affect your muscles, nerves, or other nearby tissues. Each has different causes and treatments.

Instead, a knot forms thanks to overexcited muscle tissue. The tissue becomes tight and painful, resulting in a tender lump under the skin. Knots tend to come from overuse.

Levator Scapula may not roll off the tongue, but it’s a muscle every cyclist should know about. Keeping it happy will address the pain of a stiff neck and increase your neck mobility.

“Self-myofascial release” sounds like a fancy therapeutic term, but if you’ve ever used a foam roller or tennis ball to work out muscle knots or soreness, you’ve already done it. The ...

Neck pain may have many causes: Stress, poor posture, texting, injuries from sports, car or other accidents and chronic illnesses such as fibromyalgia, to name a few.

A crick in the neck is a stiffness in the muscles that surround your lower neck and shoulder blades. Here’s what you can do to get relief.

In January, Makaila Chenier, 17, found a lump in her neck. “I thought it was a swollen lymph node,” Makaila, of Houston, tells TODAY.com. “It got progressively bigger and then I had trouble ...

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 realize the back of your shoulder blade feels stiff. When ...