Muscle adhesions can be a real pain—literally. They happen when your muscle fibers or the connective tissue around them start sticking together, limiting your range of motion and causing discomfort.
Whether you’re a high-performance athlete or spend most of your day sitting at a desk, you can develop muscle adhesions. They’re surprisingly common, and they can affect just about anyone.
In this article, we’ll explore how muscle adhesions form, the different types that exist, what symptoms to look out for, how to treat them, and—most importantly—how to prevent them from happening in the first place.