Not exact matches
These are the very same
muscles that are most
often tight in cases of Torticollis, resulting in a head tilt and turn to one side.
Soft tissues, such as the psoas
muscle pair or the broad ligament, also seem to be
tight more
often from these postures, from athletics (quick stops, jolts and falls), from accidents and from emotional or sexual assault.
«You might want to go straight to the
tightest muscle, but
often it's so restricted that rolling is less effective,» explains Reavy, meaning it's tough to get a
muscle to relax if another
tight muscle is tugging on it.
Outside of exercise, stretching is great for sorting out other everyday issues like stress,
tight neck
muscles, and hand cramps —
often the result of sitting all day long or using our phone and computers frequently.
People who adopt this pattern
often do so to accommodate
tight muscles, so changing this pattern can benefit you in terms of the quality of sleep and balance of your
muscles.
«Functional fitness helps to improve the mobility of your joints — such as the range of movement in your hips and back — release
tight muscles that
often lead to imbalances and injury, and improve coordination in movement patterns that mimic everyday life.
Especially because neglecting your lower body too
often will leave you with weak and
tight hip
muscles, thereby reducing your mobility and performance and increasing your risk of painful injury.
Because of this, bodybuilders typically suffer from reduced flexibility in the shoulders, lower back and hips, which makes their bodies
tight and stiff and more
often than not, unable to bend enough to pick something up from the floor, not to mention that having
tight muscles increases the risk of injury while performing dynamic movements even further.
Strong
muscles are
often tight to the touch and bound up.
When we're under a continuous stress that does not result in fighting or fleeing, but rather is just a feeling of upset, the body
often stays in a state of
tight muscles, causing pressure on the entire muscular skeletal system.
«For muscular mesomorphs who
often have short,
tight muscles, I like to include yoga base d poses to help to create long lean
muscle,» Angela Jenkins says, exercise physiologist and lifestyle expert.
Often times interstitial cystitis patients don't even realize how
tight their pelvic floor
muscles are until they see it on the computer screen using biofeedback.
Those looking to build
muscle and get a
tight 6 pack
often but themselves at risk with poor exercises choices like hanging leg raises and toes to bar.
Ankle's that are
tight and restricted
often causes the rest of the body to compensate for their flaws, which results in
muscle and joint pain throughout the body.
This
tight muscle is
often noticeably uncomfortable and sometimes painful, and it can impair movement by restricting flexibility.
Often, the hip
muscles that attach to the IT band become
tight, creating tension along the band.
But because the abnormally inhibited (weak) triceps may be the primary cause of the abnormally over-facilitated (
tight) biceps, the results of treating the
tight muscles are
often ineffective.
Limited dorsiflexion is so
often caused by
tight calf
muscles and is itself linked to injuries such as Achilles tendonitis and plantar fasciitis.
An imbalance of two or more
muscles typically results in one being weaker, and
often not symptomatic, and another too
tight.
The quads are a important
muscle group, and one that is
often tight after exercise or work.
Often, weakness from
muscle imbalance results from reciprocal inhibition of the
tight antagonist.
The chest
muscles (pecs) are
often over-worked in fitness and training programs, and
tight pecs can 1) change the posture of the shoulder, 2) limit shoulder range of motion and mobility, and 3) may increase the risk of developing shoulder injuries.
Clinical pearl:
tight hamstrings
often result from inhibited calf
muscles (synergists) which can ultimately result from not using your toes during the toe - off phase of gait.
Myofascial release and trigger - point focused therapies are
often done to relieve the pain of
tight muscles that have trigger points,
often associated with Fibromyalgia.
Foot pain in the morning and even during the day if most
often from a
tight plantar fascia which is coming from the calf
muscles.
Using a tool like a foam roller to apply pressure to these areas
often helps relieve
tight muscles and cause myofascial pain syndrome.
But people with IC
often have pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD), and their pelvic
muscles are too
tight.
People who cycle quite
often can end up with
muscles that are shorter and
tighter due to their continuous movement during peddling.
These are the large
muscles found on each side of the bony spinal column that
often becomes
tight and spastic in response to bony arthritis of the back.