Muscle Strains
What are Muscle Strains? By: Becca Kuhel
What causes Muscle Strains and What are the Symptoms?
Causes -
Symptoms -
- Daily life activities
- Heavy lifting
- Sports
Symptoms -
- Pain when resting
- Weakness
- Not being able to move the muscle
- Swelling/Bruising
Whats going wrong to cause the symptoms?
Tearing the muscle fibers and the tendons attached to the muscle.
Treaments and Cures
How is it Treated? (by doctors)
- Doctors treat it by MRI's and X-rays.
- Physical Therapy (if needed)
Treating Yourself
- Icing
- Elevation
- Take medicine (example: ibuprofen)
Cures?
- Resting the muscle
- Having ice
- Bandaging the muscle
- Elevation
Prevention and Interesting Fact
How can this be prevented?
- Lift heavy objects carefully.
- Exercise regularly
- Have good posture when sitting.