Effects · body adverse
Muscle Tension
Feeling of stiffness, 'tightness', increased tone in muscles, often in the neck, shoulders, back.
- Supplements
- 13
- Practices
- 82
- Habits
- 52
How we rate evidence
Probability — how likely the effect is to show up
- Very high
- High
- Medium
- Low
Evidence — where the data comes from
- Scientific Meta-analyses and randomized trials
- Clinical Clinical trials and practice
- Animal research Animal studies
- People reports User reports and anecdotes
- Theoretical Mechanistic reasoning, not yet tested
Reported as a side effect of (147)
Probability Very high 9 High 34 Medium 46 Low 58
Evidence Clinical 61 People reports 83 Theoretical 3
- 5-HTP Supplements LowPeople reports
- Adrafinil Supplements LowPeople reports
- Amanita Regalis Supplements LowPeople reports
- Bromantane Supplements LowPeople reports
- DMAE Supplements LowPeople reports
- Eleuthero Supplements LowPeople reports
- Guarana Supplements LowPeople reports
- Modafinil Supplements LowPeople reports
- Nicotine Supplements LowPeople reports
- Phenylalanine Supplements LowPeople reports
- Phenylpiracetam (Phenotropil) Supplements LowPeople reports
- Sunifiram Supplements LowPeople reports
- Unifiram Supplements LowPeople reports
- 5Rhythms Dance Practices MediumClinical
- Active Music Making Practices HighClinical
- Alternate Day Fasting Practices LowPeople reports
- Alternate Nostril Breathing Practices LowPeople reports
- Animal Flow Practices MediumPeople reports
- Art Journaling / Sketching Practices MediumClinical
- Professional Art Therapy Practices MediumClinical
- Ashtanga Yoga Practices LowPeople reports
- Balance Training Practices LowPeople reports
- Ballet Fitness Practices MediumPeople reports
- Belly Dance Practices MediumClinical
- Bhakti Yoga Practices LowClinical
- Binaural Beats Practices LowPeople reports
- Cognitive Training / Brain Games Practices HighPeople reports
- Bullet Journal Practices MediumClinical
- Buteyko Method Breathing Practices LowPeople reports
- Calisthenics Practices MediumPeople reports
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Practices LowClinical
- Clay Sculpting / Modeling Practices HighPeople reports
- Coherent Breathing Practices LowPeople reports
- Cold Shower Practices Very highTheoretical
- Contact Improvisation Practices MediumClinical
- Contemporary Dance Practices HighPeople reports
- Contrast Shower Practices HighTheoretical
- CrossFit Practices HighPeople reports
- Cryotherapy Chamber / Whole Body Cryotherapy Practices MediumClinical
- Dance/Movement Therapy Practices MediumClinical
- Diaphragmatic Breathing Practices LowPeople reports
- Digital Art Creation Practices HighClinical
- Drumming Circle Practices MediumPeople reports
- Ecstatic Dance Practices LowPeople reports
- EEG Neurofeedback Practices LowPeople reports
- Expressive Writing Practices LowPeople reports
- Family Therapy Practices LowPeople reports
- Knitting / Fiber Arts Practices HighPeople reports
- Fasting Mimicking Diet Practices LowPeople reports
- Focused Attention Meditation Practices MediumPeople reports
- Free / Intuitive Dance Practices LowPeople reports
- Functional Training Practices MediumPeople reports
- Goal Setting Journal Practices LowClinical
- Group Therapy Practices HighClinical
- Guided Imagery Practices LowPeople reports
- Hiking Practices MediumPeople reports
- Holotropic Breathwork Practices MediumClinical
- Intuitive Painting / Drawing Practices MediumPeople reports
- Isochronic Tones Practices LowPeople reports
- Iyengar Yoga Practices LowPeople reports
- Jivamukti Yoga Practices MediumPeople reports
- Jnana Yoga Practices MediumPeople reports
- Running / Jogging Practices LowPeople reports
- Kapalabhati Pranayama Practices MediumPeople reports
- Kettlebell Training Practices HighPeople reports
- Kripalu Yoga Practices LowPeople reports
- Kriya Yoga Practices LowPeople reports
- Kundalini Yoga Practices MediumClinical
- Mandala Coloring / Anti-Stress Coloring Practices HighClinical
- Mindful Photography Practices MediumClinical
- Mindfulness Meditation Practices LowPeople reports
- Negative Thought Record Practices LowClinical
- Open Monitoring Meditation Practices MediumPeople reports
- Origami Practices HighClinical
- Pilates Practices MediumPeople reports
- Smart Posture Correctors Practices LowPeople reports
- Power Yoga Practices LowPeople reports
- Prenatal Yoga Practices MediumPeople reports
- Raja Yoga Practices MediumPeople reports
- Rebirthing Breathwork Practices MediumPeople reports
- Indoor Rowing Practices MediumClinical
- Scrapbooking Practices HighClinical
- Singing / Choir Practices HighClinical
- Sleep Tracking Practices LowPeople reports
- Sports Massage Practices LowPeople reports
- Strength Training Practices MediumPeople reports
- Swimming Practices MediumPeople reports
- Tantra Yoga Practices LowClinical
- Thai Massage Practices LowPeople reports
- Trail Running Practices MediumClinical
- Values Clarification Journal Practices LowClinical
- Vipassana Meditation Practices HighPeople reports
- Visualization Meditation Practices LowPeople reports
- Prolonged Water Fasting Practices LowPeople reports
- Zazen Meditation Practices HighPeople reports
- Binge Eating Episodes Habits LowPeople reports
- Binge-Watching TV Shows for Hours Habits HighClinical
- Blaming Others for Personal Problems Habits MediumClinical
- Suppressing Emotions Habits Very highTheoretical
- Brain Training Habits LowClinical
- Breathwork Habits LowPeople reports
- Catastrophizing (Assuming the Worst) Habits MediumClinical
- Chronic Complaining Habits MediumClinical
- Cigarette Smoking Habits LowPeople reports
- Cold Exposure Habits HighClinical
- Compulsive Online Shopping Habits HighClinical
- Compulsively Checking Phone Notifications Habits HighClinical
- Creative Expression Habits HighClinical
- People-Pleasing to Your Own Detriment Habits Very highClinical
- Doomscrolling (Consuming Negative News) Habits MediumClinical
- Drug Use Habits MediumPeople reports
- Avoiding Difficult Emotions Habits HighClinical
- Energy Drink Consumption Habits MediumClinical
- Engaging in Conflict Habits HighClinical
- Engaging in Negative Gossip Habits LowClinical
- Excessive Caffeine Intake Habits MediumPeople reports
- Excessive Video Gaming Habits HighClinical
- Excessive Social Media Use Habits HighClinical
- Excessive Worrying Habits Very highClinical
- High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Habits MediumPeople reports
- Insufficient Sleep Habits LowPeople reports
- Intermittent Fasting Habits LowPeople reports
- Habitual Neck or Back Cracking Habits LowPeople reports
- Learn New Things Habits HighClinical
- Maladaptive Perfectionism Habits Very highClinical
- Mindless Scrolling on Devices Habits HighClinical
- Music Practice Habits HighPeople reports
- Engaging in Negative Self-Talk Habits HighClinical
- Maintaining Poor Posture Habits Very highClinical
- Practice Mindfulness Habits MediumPeople reports
- Chronic Procrastination Habits HighClinical
- Prolonged Sitting Habits Very highClinical
- Reckless Driving Habits MediumClinical
- Recreational Sports Habits MediumPeople reports
- Using Screens in Bed Habits MediumClinical
- Seeking Constant External Validation Habits MediumClinical
- Engaging in Self-Sabotaging Behaviors Habits HighPeople reports
- Compulsive Skin Picking Habits MediumClinical
- Skipping Rest Breaks During Work Habits HighClinical
- Spend Time in Nature Habits LowPeople reports
- Strength Training Habits HighClinical
- Poor Financial Management Habits MediumPeople reports
- Teeth Grinding (Bruxism) Habits Very highClinical
- Unrealistic Expectations of Self Habits HighClinical
- Using BioMaxing Life App Habits LowClinical
- Working Excessive Hours Habits Very highClinical
- Yoga Practice Habits LowPeople reports
Mitigated by (1)
- Nicotine Supplements People reports