Causes, Symptoms & Treatment for Muscle Tightness and Stiffness

What is Muscle Tightness and how can you treat it?

We’ve all heard the saying “No pain, no gain”. It’s what spurs us on as we exercise to exhaustion; it’s how we know we’re getting fitter or stronger. These days, not being able to pick up your coffee the following morning is seen as a badge of honour and hobbling along the corridor with legs that feel like bags of lead, is a conversation starter.

Symptoms of Muscle Tightness and Stiffness

When you start a new exercise programme, change your routine or just go for it during a gym session, your muscles have to work harder than they’re used to. And the soreness or stiffness that you feel—sometimes for up to 2 days afterwards—is part of their recovery. It’s known as Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness—or DOMS—and, if you do too much too soon, it can really dent even the most ardent enthusiasm.

Treatment for Muscle Tightness and Stiffness in Melbourne CBD & Reservoir

There are a number of ways to treat the symptoms: rest—though unless the soreness is extreme, don’t let it become an excuse to stop exercising; ice—which reduces inflammation; active recovery— doing light exercise that keeps you active (we’ve all seen images of AFL players in the sea the day after a game); and massage, which increases circulation and assists in the removal of toxins that have built up in your muscles.

At Northern Spinal & Sports Injury Clinic in Melbourne CBD & Reservoir we can identify muscle tightness and ease the stiffness in the body. Our team of experienced osteopaths, chiropractors, physiotherapists and podiatrists use a range of techniques like massage, joint and muscular stretching and postural correction to reduce muscle pain and inflammation.

With two clinics in Melbourne CBD & Reservoir, our multidisciplinary team focus on your whole body health including and offer individual tailored treatments to target your muscle tightness and stiffness.

So don’t let muscle soreness stand between you and your fitness regime. Give Northern Spinal & Sports Injury Clinic on 03 9470 1010!