8 Apr 2025

Shower Thoughts: Can your muscles actually twist into knots?

From Nights, 9:35 pm on 8 April 2025
Close-up of hands of a masseur massaging back of a young woman, traditional chinese medicine.

Close-up of hands of a masseur massaging back of a young woman. Photo: 123RF

 

Most people have complained of a muscle knot at one point or another.

But that got us thinking, can your muscles actually twist into knots? Or is it something else entirely?

Brad Dixon is a physiotherapist and sports coach and he explains the ins and outs of muscle knots.

 

Brad Dixon, EVERFIT

Brad Dixon, EVERFIT Photo: SUPPLIED/Dr Coral Dixon