What Is Muscle Tightness?
Muscle Tightness is when a muscle struggles to move effectively in a functional-like position. The goal for most allied health professionals is to decrease the amount of tightness to help aid with bodily function. Muscle stiffness What Is Muscle Stiffness?
What Is Muscle Stiffness?
Muscle Stiffness is a sensation that you feel when muscles are tight. This can be the feeling of pain or soreness depending on the severity.
What Are The Symptoms Of Tight/Stiff Muscles?
- Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (After a workout)
- Burning Pains In Worked Out Areas
- Soreness/Pain
- Restricted Movement
- Fatigue (Reduced Endurance)
- Inability To Contract Muscles Effectively
How Can You Treat Tight Muscles?
- Exercise
- Stretching
- Working on Mobility
- Remedial Massage
- Sleeping Correctly
- Managing Posture
- Seeing A Chiropractor
How Can Our Team Of Chiropractors Help?
Our Team of chiropractors aim to work on your functional goals as a whole. Our examinations involve movements and mobility tests that will show us exactly where the body is lacking and what needs to be done to further improve those areas of concern. Usually there can be a restrictive joint that may be a cause of immobility or can be as simple as a sore muscle from working out or overworking on the job. it is common for our chiropractors to see overuse type injuries also such as carpal tunnel, tennis or golfers elbow in the clinic due to the continuous strain people are putting on themselves at work.
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Have you injured your hamstring? One of the most common injuries in sport is a Hamstring strain. The Hamstrings are three separate muscles of the posterior thigh that help flex the knee and extend the hip!
Injuries occur when the muscles are overstretched and overloaded in activities such as running. These injuries can range from mild strain to a very severe tear! Other injuries that can effect the Hamstrings include tendinopathies & bursitis.
One of the most common mistakes individuals make with rehabilitation of a hamstring injury is that they only focus on the hamstring and not the structures directly above it, such as the gluteal/buttock muscles
The gluteal muscles like the hamstrings are a powerful hip extensor and together have a synergistic role. Weakness in the gluteal muscles can often mean the hamstrings are overloaded and susceptible to injury. This is why gluteal strengthening forms an important part of the rehabilitation process
Here are 4 exercises for the gluteal muscles and hamstrings to speed up your recovery process
Elevated Single Leg Gluteal Bridge
Bulgarian Split Squat
Swiss Ball Leg Curl
Straight Leg Deadlift
Remember to consult a healthcare professional before commencing these exercises 
Shin splints are a common complaint affecting athletes, particularly runners! Shin Splints are a generalised term used to describe pains felt along the tibia [Shin bone]. They are an injury associated with overuse, overtraining and in some cases poor foot & leg mechanics. This ultimately leads to strain and pain in the muscles of the leg
Shin splints are generally diagnosed through a case history and physical examination by your physician. Further scanning can be utilised to rule out other sinister diagnoses’ such as fractures
Initial treatment involves pain and inflammation reduction through decreases in training load, increased rest and use of Ice. Once achieved, the aim is to regain full ROM of the leg and to regain normal foot biomechanics. Once that is completed, muscle strength of the lower limb must be restored, as return to sport and activity will commence
If left untreated, shin splits can can progress into tibial stress fractures which will require further intervention. In rarer cases, muscle compartment syndrome can develop, where surgical intervention may be required
Here are some exercises that may help decrease your pain associated with shin splints