Muscle Pain: Strains or Tears

Muscle Injuries: Pain, Strains, Pulls or Tears

How to Care for Muscle Pain from a Strain or Tear?

What are the Characteristics of a Muscle Strain/Tear?

• Muscle tightness

• Bruising

• Weakness

• Inability to fully stretch your injured muscle

What’s the Best Treatment for a Muscle Pain?

• Ice and a compression bandage.

• Elevate the region if it is swollen.

• If it’s painful to walk you should be using crutches.

• Reduce your training to a level where you feel no pain.

• Seek the advice of your Physio or Massage Therapist.

What Should You Do Next for Muscle Pain?

• an assessment of your muscle function, core stability and biomechanics to avoid injury recurrence.

• a remedial or sports style massage to ensure that any scar tissue doesn’t clump.

• a muscle rehabilitation program that incorporates components of strength, endurance, flexibility and speed that is specific to your chosen sport.

• a neural tissue dynamics assessment to ensure that no nerve tissue has become entrapped in the scar tissue.

• application of a heat retainer to the area when you return to sport.

• application ice therapy after any training sessions.

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FAQs about Muscle Pain, Tears & Strains

• What Causes You to Feel Pain?

• Physiotherapy & Exercises

• Which PhysioWorks Clinics Offer Remedial Massage?

• How Does Massage Help You?

• What are the Different Massage Styles and their Benefits?

• How Does Kinesiology Tape Work?

• Does Stretching Prevent Injury?

• Sports Injury? What to do? When?

• What are the Common Massage Therapy Techniques?

• What are the Early Warning Signs of an Injury?

• What is Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy?

• What is Sports Physiotherapy?

• What is Your Rotator Cuff?

• When is the Best Time for Your Pre and Post Event Massage?

• Why Does Heat Feel So Good?

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