The physical, emotional and spiritual are all connected and interrelated in the human body. That is why anxiety and prolonged stress<\/strong> not only cause mental symptoms but can also lead to physical ailments<\/strong> such as muscle knots, tension or stiffness. \u201cMost of the time, an earlier muscular imbalance<\/strong> is the real origin of the pain, which is aggravated by ongoing stress or states of anxiety\u201d, says Jos\u00e9 Luis Tabue\u00f1a, head of the Physiotherapy Unit at SHA. \u201cSo, when the muscle isn\u2019t in good health<\/strong>, continuous stressful stimuli accentuate tension and pain\u201d.<\/p>\n This means that good physical and mental health is the best way to prevent and alleviate contractures caused by poor emotional management<\/strong>. But, as Jos\u00e9 Luis explains, \u201cif you want more effective results, work on the musculature<\/strong> to strike the right muscular balance. This way, you\u2019ll be better prepared when you\u2019re faced with a stressful stimulus<\/strong>. Muscle imbalance happens because you use some muscles more than others and this leads to compensations<\/strong> that affect the muscles<\/strong> from working together in harmony, which makes you more vulnerable and sensitive to muscle pain caused by stress or anxiety\u201d. To avoid this, Jos\u00e9 Luis recommends a series of the most effective exercises, disciplines and therapies:<\/p>\n Learning to keep your emotions in check is essential for preventing muscle contractions and pains. The physical, emotional and spiritual are all connected and interrelated in the human body. That is why anxiety and prolonged stress not only cause mental symptoms but can also lead to physical ailments such as muscle knots, tension or stiffness. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":81863,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n