# What's the mechanism of action of a massage?

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**Created:** [July 4, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-mechanism-of-action-of-a-massage/836529 "2019-07-04T18:11:32Z")\
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> [@CarnalK](#):
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> Another cause of muscle pain are trigger points, little hardened nodules, that can be physically broken down.

Yeah, those are the cunts I’m talking about. How do you best break those down? Constant pressure from the same angle? Keep moving the contact point around? After how long is it best to move on if it’s not having an effect? There have been times when I waited longer than I usually do and then it suddenly broke.

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