# Muscle Knots

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-knots/184559>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 26, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-knots/184559 "2003-06-26T17:23:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![kori\_celeste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/848f3c/32.png) [@kori\_celeste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kori_celeste)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muscle-knots/184559/1 "2003-06-26T17:23:20Z")

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Hi All this is my first post at the boards so I hope I put it in the right place, spelled correctly and used proper grammar.  
Question: What exactly are the knots you get it your muscles? How does rubbing them get them out?