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Why Do My Muscles Keep Getting Tight? How Sports Massage Can Finally Break the Cycle By the team at Bristol Chiropractic Sports & Family Clinic | Updated 11 June 2026 | 8 min read ✔ Evidence-Based ✔ Written by Registered Practitioners ✔ GCC Regulated In a nutshell: If you're always tight in the same spot no matter how much you stretch, you're not imagining it — and you're not alone. Recurring muscle tightness is one of the most common complaints we see at Bristol Chirop

By Danny at Bristol Chiropractic Sports & Family Clinic | Updated 15 June 2026 | 7 min read ✔ Evidence-Based ✔ Written by Registered Practitioners ✔ GCC Regulated In a nutshell: Sports massage is one of the most effective tools available for recovery, injury prevention, and keeping your muscles functioning at their best — but it's also one of the most misunderstood. From "it has to hurt to work" to "it's only for athletes," the myths around sports massage are surprising

Waking up with a stiff or sore back is something many people in Bristol deal with. If you’ve wondered whether stretching first thing in...

For female athletes, the menstrual cycle is more than just a monthly occurrence—it can significantly impact performance, recovery, and...

What do Sports chiropractors do to support professional cycling teams?

In the quest for back pain relief, simplicity often holds the key to success. While it's tempting to dive into complex exercise regimens...

I've written this post as I've seen a few articles in the news recently eluding to the old adage of the 'natural ability' of athletes....

Recent media coverage in the UK has brought attention to a seemingly alarming rise in ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) ruptures among...

Introduction: In the pursuit of a healthy and active lifestyle, understanding how our bodies respond to activity and inactivity is...

Introduction When it comes to seeking Chiropractic care, patients often have one primary goal in mind: recovery. Chiropractic treatments...

Every time I write or speak about breathing, I can imagine people thinking " why should I care? I'm breathing fine??". Which is hard to...

Learn how you can boost your immune system using healthy food. Nutritionist Madeline Glennie-Smith tells us all about how our immune system

A post by our Sports Therapist James Hood. James is a long distance runner with a wealth of running knowledge and experience.

If you've ever seen a real skeleton or fossil in a museum, you may think that bones are dead, although bones in museums are dry, hard, or...

With the summer holidays on the horizon and Wimbledon beginning, some of us may be thinking about dusting off our tennis rackets. But...

More than 10 million people in the UK experience headaches regularly, but what could be causing these niggling pains? After low back and...

Spring has sprung and those runners amongst you have dusted off their trainers and have started pounding the pavements. But are you...

The importance of having a good nights sleep has a big impact on your overall health and well being. It has been calculated that we...

Q+A with Rob Ellchuk Rob is an athletics coach based in Bath University sports centre. A former athlete who specialised in 100m and 200m...

We are getting to that time of year again when the weather starts to get a little warmer and the garden needs some TLC. Let us not forget...