What causes muscle knots in your back? Can you get rid of those miserable knots naturally? Do they sometimes go away but keep coming back? Let's look at possible reasons.
Maybe we can figure out the cause of your back pain and get rid of it.

• It could be posture-related.
  Do you slouch or slump? When you slump forward or sit on your tailbone it strains your back muscles.
  When muscles get strained they can develop tightened areas we call knots.
  It doesn't make your nerves too happy, either.
  And it actually weakens your bones.
  
• Or perhaps you always lean into the same corner of the couch.
  Or maybe you always drive the pick-up with your left elbow out the window, your right hand on the gear shift and one foot on a pedal.
  
• It could be your heavy book bag that causes you to lean forward.
  Book bags are way too heavy these days.
  A wheelie bag will take away a lot of back strain.
  Think about this for your children, too.
  
• Do you carry a fat wallet in one back pocket? That will twist you around every time you sit and causes muscle strain.
  
• Do you carry a heavy purse over one shoulder? Hiking up one shoulder isn't any better than hiking up both shoulders.
  Talk about shortening upper back muscles.
  

Did you know muscles need minerals to function their best? Do you eat a good diet that supplies lots of vitamins and minerals or do you eat mostly pre-packaged, highly processed foods and fast foods? They cannot supply what your muscles crave.
You cannot fool your muscles with fake foods.
They know the difference.
And I'm a big supporter of mineral and vitamin supplements.
They have made a huge difference for my health and wellness.
Here's a tip: The knots in your back may be caused by tight muscles in the front of your body.
Most of the time we have our hands and heads in front of our body and this shortens the muscles in the fronts of our chests, abdomen, arms and neck.
That means the muscles in the front of the body need to be stretched.
They are most often the culprit! If you can give your body movement to balance the muscles, great nutrition, stretching in the right directions and good posture you can have natural relief for the muscle knots in your back.