Maximising your ability to move better

Most of us can recognise the feeling of tight muscles. That sense of constriction, discomfort, limiting our range of motion and often leading to other symptoms of pain. Then there can be areas of tightness that are often referred to as a ‘knot’ because they feel like a dense ball of discomfort. These can further restrict mobility and even cause chronic pain. A recent article in the SMH provides some helpful information on muscle knots.

There are a few very effective treatments that can help address this problem. They include using heat or ice, stretching, having a massage, and dry needling. At Feel Amazing, we utilise these treatments. If you’d like to know more about massage or dry needling, check out these pages on our website.

If you don’t address your muscle tightness, then your body will try to compensate for the change in function and movement, which can create further problems, including recurring injury.

For example, if you are experiencing lower back pain, it could be related to tight hamstrings. This can then affect the way you walk, creating instability in your hips, pressure on your knees, and even your feet. So, it’s important to address the problem before it could get worse.

Tight muscles can also come from too much activity, but also from stress (our bodies tighten up when we feel stressed), resulting in pain, which can in turn trigger sleep problems and fatigue.

At Feel Amazing, we love to provide treatments to get you moving and functioning better, but it’s important for you to also be proactive in preventing these issues from coming back.

Our Feel Amazing practitioners can work with you to create a plan for treatment that incorporates stretches or targeted exercises. We can look at lifestyle changes, all the while providing the opportunity for relaxation. By committing to regular time out for self-care, you are investing in your health.

Another goal of maximising your approach to better movement is to increase awareness of what can make a difference. Pay attention to your posture, increase your incidental movement, and work to gain strength, which will help your muscles function better. If you are sitting down for long periods of time, get up and take a short walk around, while stretching out those problem areas. It doesn’t have to be complicated or take up a lot of time, incorporating more movement in your every day really does make a difference.

If you are suffering from muscle tightness, knots, pain or discomfort then make a booking at Feel Amazing today.