Trigger points, a.k.a. “knots,” are tender, palpable spots that can hamper your mobility and often radiate pain to other areas of the body. Beyond messing with your running, they can make everyday ...

In today's Exercise Minute, Montana Judd will teach us how to apply foam rolling techniques to our calves. All you will need for this exercise is yourself and a foam roller. If you do not own a foam ...

It's a technique previously only used by athletes and trainers, but now foam rolling is a common way to exercise. Technically known as self-myofascial release, the technique involves massage to ...

About three months ago, I was walking upstairs to my apartment after a ride on a Friday afternoon when I felt something strange happen to my right knee. It wasn’t necessarily pain, and my knee didn’t ...

You know when you’re gliding over a foam roller and all of a sudden, you hit that sweet spot—and by sweet, we mean teeth-grinding, stomach-clenching sore spot? That’s not just a sore spot, that’s a ...

The trapezius is a large band of muscles across the back, shoulders, and neck. Trigger points are raised spots along a band of muscle. They can be caused by exercise, inactivity, or poor posture, like ...

Muscle knots, known as trigger points, can cause pain in the neck, back, and shoulders — and Dr. Lacy Anderson says injections offer fast, effective relief.