Fibro muscle knots

[Bex1012]

Hi does any one suffer with muscle knots ? X

[cespinosa]

Hi bex,i suffer from muscle knots I get them bad in shoulders and behind upper legs.my dr gave me a med flexaril it's a muscle relaxer it helps a little.i think a good massage would be nice😊

[Sassy51]

Hey Bex,

Oh yes I have muscle knots around the neck and shoulder area and some days it kills 😢 I've started using Actipatch which seems to help a bit.

I think that's one aspect I really hate with FM.

[Bambamsnan]

Yes I do shoulders and neck it hurts it is part of fb I twitch more last night was so bad on one occasion felt like it lifted my body off the bed they bug me Carol ☺

[Hidden]

Hi yes

I have gentle massage, it hurts but have to go through pain for it to help.

Then I put Volterol gel on.

Good luck and best wishes.

[Bex1012 in reply to Hidden]

Thankyou x

[Shazzzy in reply to Hidden]

Hi fibro pop, I have hot stone massages, more relaxing due to heat and not painful.

[Hidden in reply to Shazzzy]

That's good, I'm going to try it too one day. Have a good day and best wishes.

[Bex1012]

Thankyou everyone xx

[TheAuthor]

Hi Bex1012

I am so genuinely sorry to read that you are experiencing this and I sincerely hope that you can find some relief to this issue. When I get this problem I tend to use my TENS Machine as I personally find this the most effective thing for me.

I know many other members like a massage to help alleviate this issue and many also go to Hydrotherapy. I want to sincerely wish you all the best of luck my friend, and please take care of yourself.

All my hopes and dreams for you

Ken

[Glosgran]

Have you tried Magnesium Sulphate (Epsom Salts) in the bath? You can also spray the area with Magnesium 'oil' and massage it in. It's not an oil but a solution of Magnesium Sulphate. It's expensive when bought as the spray so I make my own now to fill up the spray bottle using 30% Mg Sulphate and 70% purified water. I bought a 10kg box of Mg Sulphate on Amazon, as it's often sold in small quantities so works out expensive when you need about a cupful in a bath. It's sold in large quantities for gardening.

[Mdaisy]

Hi Bex1012

If you are getting muscle knots this is usually because of Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) which many people living with Fibro have including myself !

You can find lots of information online about it, unfortunately there is advertising on a link called 'The Complete Guide to Trigger Points & Myofascial Pain (2016)' which I thought might be good to share. However, it should be easy to find it searching in Google

Hope this helps - I believe Myofascial Release Massages can help with these knots

Emma

Sassy51 I thought this informatin may be useful to you as I note you experience these knots - just to let you know it is more likely to be MPS than FM.

[Bex1012 in reply to Mdaisy]

Thankyou x

[Mdaisy in reply to Bex1012]

No problems Bex1012

[naturalnikki]

Yes. I have lots and lots of knots. Massage helps a lot. Diet change seems to help some but from what I read and have been told here, I need to increase my magnesium and b12.

Stretching is also very important for me to remember to do daily.