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I have severe muscle knots and nothing is really helping. please suggest what to do?

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Dr. Todd Sontag answered

Muscle knots: Stretching, massage therapy, physical therapy, yoga. Medicine wise, muscle relaxers may help.

Answered 11/23/2013

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