Muscles
Muscle Guarding: What is it exactly?
Have you ever had an experience where you felt a sudden, localized pain in your muscle? Perhaps it was after participating in a new activity or working out harder than usual. While this type of discomfort is common, the source of it may not be what you think. Muscle guarding is actually a defense mechanism that your body employs to protect injured muscles. In this article, we’ll discuss what muscle guarding is, how it occurs, and some of the best ways to treat it.