Muscle Sprains – Stretching – Lacerations

The muscle injuries are 50% of sports injuries. The muscle injuries can be:

a. score direct boredom of muscle. These are called sprains and their main feature is the creation of hematoma in or around the muscle.

b. effect of abrupt contraction of the muscle when he stands in dilatation. These are called traumatic stretching. A typical example of footballers during tackling when the knee is in scope, the body falls forward and created traumatic dilatation – breaking the rear femoral (figure).

Traumatic stretching can result in rupture of only a few or a larger number of muscle fibers or complete rupture of the muscle.

 

Prevention is better than cure. For the prevention of muscle fractures we need to know the following:

The elasticity of the muscles is essential for good operation and is a prerequisite for the minimization of muscular injuries.

As we grow older our skin elasticity is reduced. So if we want to have a painless sporting activity is necessary to spend a little time to maintain and increase it. This also helps in various muscle pains that add up in our body over time due to its scarcity.

It is not possible not to happen in a larger percentage a muscular injury when we have a long time to practice a sport and decide to do it, without preparation, warming up etc. So, it is good firstly to maintain a sporting activity throughout the year albeit at low rates.

Before you start the game or any sporting activity you need to warm up with a little run (10 ‘-15 ‘). You then need to do a good program of stretching exercises (30 ”-60 ”) for as many muscle groups as possible.

Finally have good hydration and nutrition. Hydration before and during exercise, diet before exercise (at least 4 hours before) help your energy efficiency.

Symptoms of muscle injuries

  • Pain in muscle contraction and dilatation
  • Reduction of mobility of the adjacent joints depending on the severity and injury.
  • Ecchymosis and swelling depending on the severity.

Diagnosis/Treatment

The diagnosis of muscle injuries is mainly clinical. In some cases you need to take some tests such as MRI or ultrasound to estimate the size of the lesion. The use of ice, rest, elevation of the limb and dressing are the initial treatment.

The medication has a role in the original deal, but for a short period as studies suggest that anti-inflammatories reduce healing process.
The treatment of muscle injuries often deteriorate and the result is the chronicity of symptoms, recurrence of injuries due to improper addressing or rapid return to the sport.

it is of great importance to understand both the athlete and his entourage  that a return to sports activities must be done safely. This means that the injury should be completely healed and the athlete should be able to undergo intense stress – explosion without re-injury.

The accumulated experience in the treatment of these injuries and the use of new techniques in treating anticipate a good outcome.

In small proportion where there is bruising muscle after a large increase of pressure among muscles it needs immediate surgical treatment.

Also if the preservative repair is unsuccessful due to complete rupture (e.g. rear femoral) or common ossification is created within the muscle (myositis ossificans), then surgical treatment is appropriate.