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I Get Knots In My Upper Back And Shoulders From

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Posted on Thu, 4 Mar 2021
Question: I get knots in my upper back and shoulders from stress, which sometimes creep up my neck and become migraines. When this happens I use something called a fascia blaster to work the knots out of my back which provides me relief. I leave the device on my sofa or bed and laid back onto it using my body weight and movement to massage the knots out. I bruise easily and have bruised from something similar before when a friend was massaging the knots out with a massage tool, but this time the bruises have turned into what looks like a scab. What causes this and should I be concerned?
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Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
It can be caused by friction due to using fascia blaster.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor's service.
I read your query and here is my advice.

I see the photo you attached and there are three brown spots which look more like scabs then like bruising.
I think they may have been caused while using fascia blaster probably due to increased friction while using it.
I don't think it is too much important .
Just try not to exert too much power to the fascia blaster while using it in order to have less friction and to avoid bruising and scabs.

Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
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I Get Knots In My Upper Back And Shoulders From

Brief Answer: It can be caused by friction due to using fascia blaster. Detailed Answer: Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor's service. I read your query and here is my advice. I see the photo you attached and there are three brown spots which look more like scabs then like bruising. I think they may have been caused while using fascia blaster probably due to increased friction while using it. I don't think it is too much important . Just try not to exert too much power to the fascia blaster while using it in order to have less friction and to avoid bruising and scabs. Hope I have answered the question. Let me know if I can assist you further.