10 Myofascial Pain Syndrome Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #5: Hardening of the Muscle
Our muscles are usually quite soft when they are at rest. When tensed up, though, they can become quite hard. We are able to do this deliberately and it can also happen when we are working out. People that work their muscles hard are likely to have harder muscles than those that don’t.
Muscles should still be soft when at rest regardless of how fit you might be. Patients with myofascial pain syndrome, however, can find that stimulating triggers can cause the muscles to contract and harden. This can become very uncomfortable if the patient remains that way for too long.
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