A muscle pull or a muscle strain is the damage to the muscle fibers due to excess stress or strain beyond the muscle's physiological limit. Physical work involving extensive force like sports, any accident, weight lifting, overuse of inflexible muscles, etc., can lead to muscle strain. Pain, swelling, difficulty moving, sprain, etc., are some of its symptoms. Adequate rest with ice pack massage and compression bandages, and pain killers can help in recovery.
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Can you please suggest how I can recover from neck pain?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 29-year-old male. I was working out in a gym continuously a month back and turns out I overused my muscle. I had pain in my neck and traps and I can feel the stiffness in my neck and traps. I visited an urgent care and they diagnosed it to be a muscle pull and prescribed a muscle ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your concern. I would suggest you frequently do icing over the tight areas like 15 minutes once every two hours followed by gentle stretching. Continue muscle relaxant for one more day. I strongly suggest you do a proper warm up and cool down to avoid such i... Read Full »
I suffer from pain and swelling in my lat muscle. What can be done to treat it?
Query: Hello doctor, Two months ago I hurt my lat muscle from pulling something and felt my arm tear a bit. The pain and swelling were not terrible following the injury but it was clear I strained my lat muscle. Two weeks later, I played golf and after seven holes, parts of my arm (bicep and elbow area)... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have reviewed your question. I am sorry you are experiencing arm pain and lat pain. Did you ever have this looked at after your initial injury? The way you are describing your biceps and elbow area may indicate a torn muscle. If that is the case, it is important to... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, I am sure I pulled something in my back and maybe other areas from playing basketball. I have deep back pain in the left middle area and a needle-stabbing pain in my heart. It is also harder to take deep breaths if I think about it too much, and I yawn as well because of it. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have reviewed your question, and based on your description, you may be suffering from a rib subluxation. Rib subluxations often present with sharp pain and can be very painful when you move or take deep breaths. In addition to this, you most likely have a muscle spr... Read Full »
My 8-year-old daughter pulled a muscle and has a problem stretching her hamstring. What to do?
Query: Hello doctor, My 8-year-old daughter pulled a muscle in the left-hand side of her back and top of her buttocks earlier this year during her gymnastics. She has fully recovered from that injury now, but ever since, she has been having problems with stretching her hamstring on her left leg. She gets s... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. In my opinion, you should slowly adapt her to stretching her hamstring with a straight knee. You should also try to stretch her calf muscles without bending the knee. During her hamstring injury, she would have strained her calf muscles as well. Now they need to regain... Read Full »
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