The muscles give us shape, protection, support and through them we can move in life.

It is the tool for our soul and with it we can send our emotions to the outside world. The bones themselves would be without the muscles only a lifeless skeletal framework. We need our muscles for all activities, even if we are not aware of it. When we are standing in a streetcar, our muscles are working at full speed. They are active when we feel joy, when we feel sadness, when we feel surprise, when we feel disgust, when we feel fear. We need them at work, when we have a physical activity, even when we type our words into keyboards. Not everyone has the same number of muscles, but the general public have about 650 muscles and they differ in shape, location and functions. The larger the muscle, the more power it can develop. The smaller and deeper the muscle is, the more its function is protection and support. But basically they can all do the same thing: contraction - to contract and relaxation - to slacken.

Muscle tension describes a certain area in the muscles that cannot return to the relaxation phase (relax). The capillaries, which are responsible for the nutrition of the muscle, are constantly compressed and there is a malnutrition of the muscle. The longer there is poor blood flow in the muscle, the less it is supplied with oxygen. Oxygen is energy and if there is a lack of oxygen in the muscle, there is a lack of energy. The larger the muscle, the more it tends to tense up. The body can compensate for a time, but it is only a matter of time before the other muscle region, due to overload, tense.

A tension has different forms/synonyms

• Shortening.
• Lengthening.
• Adhesion.
• Hard tension.
• Trigger point.

Who does not know it? You feel older than you are, you don't get going until a certain amount of time has passed.

A muscle tension can trigger physical pain like:

• Burning pain when the muscle is used
• Sharp pains when inhaling for example
• Radiating pain when moving
• Dull/diffuse pain when standing up
• Tired muscles that are prone to injury

However, the larger the area of tension is, it can also cause vegetative complaints such as:

• Headache
• Nausea
• Dizziness
• Tinnitus
• Increased sweat production
• High blood pressure

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