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Muscles.
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Tendons.
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Ligaments.
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Fascia.
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Nerves.
Many common musculoskeletal conditions are the result of overuse injuries.
Overused muscles (and other traumatized soft tissues) can cause changes to your body in three important ways:
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Cause acute injuries (pulls, tears, collisions, etc.).
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Accumulate small tears (micro-trauma).
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Reduce oxygen flow to cells (hypoxia).
Each of these changes causes your body to produce tough, dense scar tissue in the affected area. This scar tissue binds up and ties down tissues that need to move freely. As scar tissue builds up:
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Muscles become shorter and weaker.
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Tension on tendons causes tendonitis.
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Nerves can become trapped or adhered.
This can result in reduced ranges of motion, loss of strength, and pain. With trapped nerves, you may also feel tingling, numbness, shooting pains, burning sensations, weakness, muscle atrophy and circulatory changes.
