Medically reviewed by Amy Kwan, PT Key Takeaways Rest and ice the injury to help it heal. Take pain relievers like ibuprofen or acetaminophen to reduce discomfort and swelling. Severe or long-lasting ...

While strains and sprains are often used interchangeably they refer to different types of tissue damage and require specific care Read how to differentiate between the two ...

Football as well as all high school fall sports are now into their games and meets. The NFL has completed its four-game preseason schedule. I thought it would be a good time to go over some of the ...

Your thigh is made up of a few different groups of muscles. The thigh is an important part of your body because your thighs bear most of your body’s weight! It’s consequently important to keep your ...

A muscle pull is a painful injury that occurs when a muscle tears due to excessive stretching. Accidents, overuse, or improper muscle function often cause muscle pulls. A pulled muscle often occurs ...

Background Because of the high injury rate currently seen in soccer players and the exceptional pandemic circumstances, the question arises to what extent this reported increase in injury incidence is ...

Objectives To determine the rates of muscle strain injury recurrence over time after return to play in Australian football and to quantify risk factors. Methods We analysed Australian Football League ...