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A strain is an injury to a muscle in which the muscle fibers tear as a result of overstretching. Strains are also colloquially known as pulled muscles. The equivalent injury to a ligament is a sprain. Injury is damage or harm caused to the structure or function of the body caused by an outside agent or force, which may be physical or chemical. ...
A top-down view of skeletal muscle Muscle (from Latin musculus little mouse [1]) is contractile tissue of the body and is derived from the mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells. ...
Global view of a neuromuscular junction: 1. ...
An actively stretching Siberian tiger Cat stretching in utterly relaxed rest Stretching is the activity of gradually applying tensile force to lengthen, strengthen, and lubricate muscles, often performed in anticipation of physical exertion and to increase the range of motion within a joint. ...
A ligament is a short band of tough fibrous connective tissue composed mainly of long, stringy collagen fibres. ...
A sprain (from the French espraindre - to wring) is an injury which occurs to ligaments caused by a sudden overstretching (for the muscle injury, see strain). ...
Typical symptoms of a strain include localized pain, stiffness, swelling, inflammation, and bruising around the strained muscle. The term symptom (from the Greek syn = con/plus and pipto = fall, together meaning co-exist) has two similar meanings in the context of physical and mental health: Strictly, a symptom is a sensation or change in health function experienced by a patient. ...
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Stiffness is the resistance of an elastic body to deflection by an applied force. ...
Edema (BE: oedema, formerly known as dropsy) is swelling of any organ or tissue due to accumulation of excess fluid. ...
An abscess on the skin, showing the redness and swelling characteristic of inflammation. ...
A bruise or contusion or ecchymoses is a kind of injury, usually caused by blunt impact, in which the capillaries are damaged, allowing blood to seep into the surrounding tissue. ...
Strains can happen to anyone and are certainly not restricted to athletes; people have strained muscles pulling on trousers. Nevertheless, people who play sports are more at risk of developing a strain.
Whiplash is a specific type of strain AND sprain injury to the neck and upper back. One can suffer with whiplash symptoms for many years after a serious car accident. [1]. The seriousness of a whiplash injury can never be underestimated; no matter how insignificant the collision seems to be. Whiplash is the common name for a hyper extension/flexion injury to the cervical, thoracic or lumbar spines. ...
A human neck. ...
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Treatment
The first modality for a strain is R.I.C.E.[1] - Rest: Stop all activities which cause pain.
- Ice: Helps reduce swelling. Never ice for more than 10-15 minutes at a time. Protect the skin.
- Compression: Wrap the strained area to reduce swelling.
- Elevation: Keep the strained area as close to the level of the heart as is conveniently possible to keep blood from pooling in the injured area.
The Ice and Compression (Cold compression therapy) will stop the pain and swelling while the injury starts to heal itself. Controlling the swelling and inflammation is critical to the healing process and the icing further restricts fluid leaking into the injured area as well as controlling pain. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...
Cold compression therapy wraps are a useful way to combine Icing and Compression to stop swelling and pain. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...
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