Health blog Category: muscle strain
3 Back Injuries You Can Experience
The back is comprised of the spine (24 vertebrae), nerves, and many muscles that help us function every day. There are many injuries that affect these structures and could lead to back pain and altered function.
Common Injuries:
- Spinal Stenosis: Narrowing of the spinal canal which puts pressure on the surrounding structures.
- Mechanism (cause):
- Degeneration caused by age
- Congenital
- Signs/Symptoms:
- Numbness/Tingling
- Muscle weakness
- Pain with walking or standing for long periods of time
- Mechanism (cause):
- Herniated Disc: A condition where the inside of a vertebral disc protrudes out into the spinal canal.
Signs & Symptoms of Strained Muscles
What is a “pulled” muscle?
The medical terminology for “pulled” muscle, is a strained muscle. The strain occurs when fibers of the muscles are torn. There are different degrees of a strain that directly correlate with how many fibers of the muscle are torn.
- Grade 1 strain: mild damage to tissues; less than 5% of fibers torn
- Grade 2 strain: more damage to muscle fibers; less than 50% of fibers torn
- Grade 2 strain: complete rupture of the muscle or tendon
What causes a strain of a muscle?
Read full blogGrading a Muscle Strain
A muscle strain is a very common injury to muscle tissue that is often caused by overuse/fatigue or excessive tension put on the muscle.
What is actually happening in a muscle strain?
When you strain a muscle, you are essentially overloading the muscle cells capability to provide the force necessary to perform a certain movement. When this happens, the tiny muscle cells tear apart. There is also connective tissue in between the muscle cells that often gets torn as well.
Read full blogHamstrings are to Blame for Painful Walking
Having trouble walking, squatting, or experiencing pain around our knee area, is an indicator of a hamstring injury.
Where are Our Hamstrings?
Our hamstring muscle group is located on the back side of our thigh and is made up of three muscles. These three muscles originate on the hip bone and attach at the knee joint. When these muscles contract, your knee bends into a flexed position, when they relax, your knee is able to straighten back out.
Read full blogWhat it Really Means to Pull a Muscle
You may have heard someone say they “pulled a muscle”, or you may have said it yourself, but do you really know what that means? A “pulled muscle” is another way of describing a muscle strain. This is a very common injury in people of all ages, whether you are an elite athlete or an individual that is sedentary. It can happen in any of your muscles, no matter the size.
Our bodies are made up of hundreds of muscles that vary in shape and size.
How Long it Takes for a Muscle Strain to Fully Heal
You may have heard someone say they “pulled a muscle”, but do you really know what that means? A pulled muscle is another way of describing a muscle strain. This is a very common injury in people of all ages and those that are elite athletes and in individuals who have a more sedentary lifestyle. It can happen in any muscle, no matter the size.
Our bodies are made up of hundreds of muscles that vary in shape and size.