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What EXACTLY Are Muscle Knots??

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In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the mysteries surrounding muscle knots.

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References

Justin's Trigger Point Article In Massage Magazine

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Overview of Trigger Points

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Video Timeline

00:00 00:23 Intro
00:24 01:44 What Is a Knot?
01:45 03:03 So What's the Problem?
03:04 04:08 How Muscles Contract
04:09 05:09 Just Paralyze It!
05:10 06:11 Why Botox?
06:12 07:09 What Are Muscle Cramps?
07:10 08:17 An Energy Crisis?
08:18 09:46 Just Push On It!
09:47 12:08 So Where Do We Go From Here?
12:09 12:47 Outro

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