@geotherapy: This “knot” won’t release… and here’s why That spot in your neck and shoulder isn’t a muscle knot. It’s where several muscles attach into the same dense piece of tissue. Upper traps, levator scapulae, and deeper neck muscles all meet here to control head and shoulder position. This area is built to handle load, not to shorten and relax like a muscle. So it naturally feels: • firm • ropey • stuck under your fingers That’s why pressing harder doesn’t work. When you dig in with thumbs, elbows, or a massage gun, the nervous system reads it as a threat and turns the volume up, not down. The tissue braces to protect itself. That’s why it always comes back. The goal isn’t to release the spot directly. It’s to take load away from it. That means: – calming the nervous system – reducing overwork in the upper traps and neck – restoring smooth neck and shoulder movement Once the muscles feeding into that area stop overworking, the spot no longer needs to brace… and it stops feeling like a knot. Pressure isn’t the answer. Better movement and better load management are. I’m putting this into a course where you can help yourself rather than relying on going to see someone. Comment ‘waitlist’ and you’ll be first in when the course launches.

George The Physio

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Saturday 30 May 2026 19:15:42 GMT