So, what causes this tightness and what can you do to relieve it and get back to your best? The hamstrings are a group of muscles in the back of the thigh, rather than just one muscle. They attach ...
A little tightness is okay, but 'very tight and short hamstrings can become weak as the muscle fibres do not have their full ROM,' says Tough. 'Tight hamstrings are often the cause of minor tears ...
Rolling works deep into the muscle to relieve tightness, muscle soreness and inflammation, which in turn increases your range of motion and keeps you moving pain-free for longer. We and our 35 ...
[15] Because we measured the transverse tightness of the muscles by myotonometer, skin/subcutaneous tissue thickness may affect the validity of the measurement. Thus, subjects with body mass index ...
There are three things to keep in mind: Your muscles might be weak. Your range of motion might be restricted due to chronic tightness. Your muscles may have been (micro)damaged due to a tough workout.
In agreement with the statements of previous studies, that the posterior muscles play a role in posterior shoulder tightness, [11,12] our results specifically indicated that the 3 muscles made ...