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What is the difference between musvle strain and muscle knot? what would symptoms of the two be?
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Muscle: Strain suggest pulling a muscle beyond its capabilities of extension (pull) while a knot suggest a tired, "bunched up" muscle that is contracted. One fills like a lump.
Answered 3/5/2019
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