How do we get them, and how do therapist massage them out?
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I wouldn’t say it was toxins or waste build up. I would say it’s a tiny part of the muscle cramping up.
There are 2 ways to release a muscle knot: either stimulatie blood flow, or cut off blood flow. A muscle needs a little bit of energy to move, but it also needs a little bit of energy to release too. Stimulating the blood flow is the less painful massage one. But also works slower. Think more along the lines of hours or even days, than minutes. Cutting of blood flow by putting pressure on the knot, is more painful, but works in about 30 seconds. The root problem might not be solved, could be that it’s knotting up, because you avoid pain somewhere else, or you have posture problems. So it might come back within a few minutes.
A knot takes up space, which lessens the blood flow to that particular part of the muscle. That’s why putting pressure on it, might make it go away. The knot releases and blood flow is restored. The sooner after you “catch” the knot, the more likely it is to work at once.
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