Understanding Muscle Stiffness: Causes and Symptoms When your muscles feel tight and you have trouble moving as easily as you typically do, especially after rest, you have muscular stiffness. Additionally, you might experience soreness and muscular ache. In contrast to muscular spasticity and stiffness, this. Even when you are not moving, your muscles remain tight when you have these two symptoms. Stiffness in the muscles often goes away on its own. Stretching and regular exercise may provide you with relief. Muscle stiffness may occasionally indicate a more serious condition, especially if other symptoms are also present. Pain, cramping, and discomfort can also accompany muscle stiffness. Most of the time, it is not a serious problem and can be managed with stretching and at-home therapies. If you're experiencing muscle stiffness, we understand how uncomfortable and limiting it can be. Our experienced physiotherapists are here to help you alleviate your symptoms and improve your mobility. Muscle stiffness can be caused by a range of factors, including injury, overuse, and underlying conditions such as arthritis and fibromyalgia. Through evaluation, counsel, and proper treatment, physiotherapy may assist clients with both muscle and joint stiffness. Physiotherapy can help stiffness by: 1) Increasing joint range of movement 2) Increasing muscle length 3) Decreasing pain 4) Offering self-management strategies 5) Sign posting to other appropriate medical services as necessary 6) Joint mobilisations 7) Range of movement exercises 8) Stretching exercises 9) Strengthening exercises 10) Electrotherapy (PSWD, Interferential, TENS) 11) Acupuncture 12) Massage Our physiotherapists will work with you to identify the underlying cause of your muscle stiffness and develop a personalized treatment plan to address your symptoms. Our hands-on approach to treatment includes a range of manual therapy techniques, such as massage, stretching exercises, and joint mobilization. These techniques are designed to improve flexibility, reduce pain and inflammation, and promote healing. We also provide targeted exercises to strengthen the muscles and improve your overall mobility. In addition to hands-on treatment and exercises, we also provide education on proper posture, ergonomics, and lifestyle modifications to support muscle health.