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The most common sports injury is muscle stretching , but those who do not attend training are not immune from it. After spending many hours in an uncomfortable position, or lifting too heavy a load, this injury can get anyone.

Treatment of muscle strain

Depending on the nature of the injury, you can distinguish several degrees of muscle stretching:

1. Easy degree. It is characterized by stretching inside the muscle and microfractures.
2. The average severity. Damaged not only the muscles, but also ligaments, tendons.
3. Heavy degree. With such a trauma, a complete detachment of the muscle from the joint or ligaments occurs, surgical intervention is necessary.

A small stretch occurs when we exercise, or are forced to show intense physical activity without warming up the muscles beforehand. It completely passes for several days. Mean stretching often appears due to physical exertion, exceeding the capacity of the body. It may take several weeks for his treatment. The severe degree of stretching is rare and is associated with serious injuries and accidents.

The first thing to do when stretching the muscles is to provide them with complete peace. It is also good to attach ice to the injury site, or something cold to prevent swelling and internal bleeding. In the next two days, you should observe bed rest, and after that - start gradually restoring muscle activity, moderately exercising. During this period, the place of injury can be warmed up. For this hot compresses and baths, as well as ointment used for stretching muscles, will work. Means for external use have an analgetic and anti-inflammatory effect. They can not cure trauma, but contribute to its healing. The first help in stretching the muscles does not include the use of medications, it is only necessary if the damage is serious and hospitalization has occurred.

Symptoms and predictions of muscle strain

To define this trauma is simple enough, it is characterized by aching pain in the muscle and discomfort during movement. More precisely, the diagnosis will help MRI. This procedure is necessary in the event that the pain does not pass within 48 hours after the appearance, which means serious damage. For each specific muscle group, there are specific features. For example, the symptoms of stretching the muscles of the back are as follows:

• the inability to sit, or bend over;
• a throbbing pain resembling cramps;
• edema in the lumbar region;
• the appearance of a bruise near the sacrum, or higher;
• increased temperature in the area of ​​the damaged muscle.

How quickly to cure the stretching of the muscles, especially the muscles of the back, well-known rehabilitators. Having addressed to the doctor with such qualification, you can count on that he will select to you an individual complex of exercises which will help a muscle to restore elasticity and mobility. You can do them only after the pain subsides.

There are also a few tips to help speed up the recovery process. Each of them should be applied no earlier than the third day after the injury:

1. Develop the damaged muscle gradually, avoid sharp turns, the movements should be smooth.
2. If you have a leg injury, try not to limp and distort the gait. In order to relieve the load from the muscle, use a cane, but walk smoothly.
3. Do a light self-massage to improve blood flow to the muscle, this will speed healing.
4. Do not be afraid to take painkiller, it will not harm the recovery process and will essentially save your nerves.