Depending upon the individual affected, muscle knots back pain can vary from mildly irritating to excruciating. And unfortunately, this is an area that is not too well addressed by the medical profession. It seems that there are various treatments available but no one treatment has been discovered that will work for every person who suffers from muscle knot pain.

Although muscle knots have not been a subject for extensive research they have been assigned a scientific name which is myofascial trigger points. Normally, when we engage in any activity our muscles go through a repetitive pattern of contraction and relaxation. In the case of a muscle knot, the muscle does not relax but remains contracted, thus causing the pain