
Originally Posted by
shivphysio
Perfectly correct!!! tight muscles mean apply some heat therapy to relax the tightened muscles and decrease muscle spasm. apply gentle stretch till limit of pain and hold for 2-3 mins. Isometric contraction means static contraction of both muscle groups, it won`t help! you better strengthen the already relaxed muscle group, i.e the muscle group which is not tight! DIAGNOSIS - MUSCLE CONTRACTURE!