블로그 2026년 5월 8일
If You Are Especially Stiff in the Morning — A Body That Sets Overnight
의료 감수 Dr. Heo Ji-young Representative Director · KMD
If your body feels especially stiff in the morning, it may be a sign of a body that sets overnight.
The fascia and connective tissue in our bodies have a tendency to stiffen when they go without movement for a long time. When you stay in the same position for hours while sleeping, your joints and muscles feel stiff and tight in the morning.
- It is stiffest right after you wake up, and loosens a little as you move
- It is worse the day after you sleep in a particular position
In these cases, we need to look at your sleeping posture together with the areas that stiffen. Gently loosening the tissue that has set is the approach of thixotropic chuna (Korean manual therapy).
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