03/11/2025
🌿 Ever felt a “muscle knot” and wondered what it really is?
Many people describe it as a small, tight ball under the skin — or that distinct clunk when running fingers, hands, or a foam roller over a spot that just doesn’t feel the same on the other side. Sometimes the pain stays localised, and other times it’s felt somewhere else entirely — like a knot in the shoulder or neck causing a headache, or one in the glutes referring pain down the leg.
It’s not that your muscle has tied itself in a literal knot — it can’t. But what you’re feeling might be:
• A trigger point — muscle fibres that have tightened and lost their ability to relax
• Dehydrated or thickened fascia — connective tissue that’s become sticky or less fluid
• A protective holding pattern — your body bracing in response to stress, injury, or emotional tension
These patterns can form from long hours of sitting, poor posture, overuse, or even the body’s way of holding unprocessed stress. When this happens, the area can feel hard, tender, clunky — and may refer pain elsewhere.
If you’ve tried foam rolling, stretching, massage guns, heat, movement, or constant rubbing of the spot and it keeps coming back — it may be time to look deeper.
Through my approach of precise manual therapy, I work with the body’s deeper layers — restoring fluid movement through the tissues, easing tension, and calming the nervous system so your body feels safe enough to release.
The result? That “knot” you’ve been chasing might finally start to soften — not because it’s been forced, but because your body remembers how to relax and move freely again.
🌱 Sometimes it’s not about pressing harder, but about applying the right depth, direction, and precision — working with the body, not against it.
If you’ve been chasing a “knot” that just won’t shift, it might be time to try a different approach. Book a session to see how precise manual therapy can help your body unwind, move freely, and feel at home again.
📍Clinic location: The Balanced Body Centre - 76A Princes Hwy, St Peters 2044
🗓️ Online booking link: www.christinecootedinh.com.au
📞 Prefer a chat first? Text or call: 0433 778 466
👉 Private Health Insurance Rebates Available
