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FEATURE IMPACT How Do You Know If It’s Muscle Pain or Strain Injury ?
Article by Dr martina john (sports physiotherapist and pelvic floor rehab specialist)chief physiotherapist Sanjeevani Hospital
Sprain and strain very common problem in sports field that you encounter with any type of injuries.strain is injury to muscle tendon whereas sprain is injury to ligament.
No matter how you describe it – ‘pulled muscle’, ‘muscle strain’, ‘muscle injury’, or ‘muscle tear’, the result is a muscle injury resulting in muscle pain, weakness and reduced muscle performance.
What Does A Muscle Injury Feel Like?
Symptoms of a muscle strain are sudden pain that worsens while contracting the muscle, swelling and bruising, plus a loss of strength and range of motion.
Muscle tightness
Bruising
Muscle Weakness
Inability to fully stretch your injured muscle
Loss of function
Muscle Pain
What Helps Heal Muscle Injuries Faster After Injury?
Until you have received an accurate diagnosis, use the following guidelines:
Seek the advice of your sports physiotherapist,
Use ice and a compression band
Elevate the region if swollen
If it’s painful to walk, you should be using some crutches
Reduce your training to a level where you feel no pain. That may include stopping all exercise
When Can You Start Training Again After A Muscle Strain Injury?
Returning to a sport can be easy or complicated depending on the muscle affected. Some muscle tears, such as hamstrings, are notoriously tricky to get right.
Ideally, it would be best if you under took the following:
1.An assessment of your muscle function, core stability and biomechanics to avoid injury recurrence
2.A remedial or sports-style scar mobilization to ensure that any scar tissue doesn’t clump.
3.A muscle rehabilitation program incorporates strength, endurance, flexibility, and speed specific to your chosen sport.
4.A neural tissue dynamics assessment ensures that no nerve tissue has become entrapped in the scar tissue.
5.Application of a heat retainer to the area when you return to sport
6.Application of ice therapy after any training sessions.
