Muscles knots are hard sensitive areas of muscles that tighten and contract even when the muscle is at rest.
Hard muscle knot in neck.
While muscle knots can form anywhere in your body your neck is one of the most common spots.
This muscle makes a triangle like shape from the neck to the middle of the back and the shoulder.
These tense muscle fibers can cause pain in other parts of the body when touched.
Muscle knots in the neck or what is also simply known as knots in the neck can be caused by various factors.
The most common source of muscle knots is the trapezius muscle.
These neck knots are overwhelmingly attributed to a sedentary way of life overexertion of muscles in the neck and upper back caused by strenuous exercise and activity sports injuries and even poor posture.