A muscle strain also referred to as muscle trauma, is specifically an injury to the muscle-tendon unit. When some level of injury is seen in the muscle-tendon intersection, the muscle fibers, the tendon or the bony insertion point, a muscle strain is present. Muscle strain in San Mateo is categorized based on level of mild, moderate or severe. This is arrived at depending on the clinical findings. Oftentimes, a muscle strain is a result of the involved muscle being subjected to too much stretching. Muscle pull is another name for a muscle strain.
The following symptoms are characteristic of a muscle strain: stiffness, localized pain, a bruised feeling. Very often people with a muscle strain will develop a knot in the muscle and this is known as a tender point, says Dean Harman DC. Bearing down on the tender point in a strained muscle and feeling referred pain, this will be known as the trigger point.
And then, a muscle spasm is the automatic contraction of a muscle when a nerve is activated and pain is felt.
A chiropractor will undertake a comprehensive history and examination, and neurological and orthopaedic tests to identify the cause of your condition. Then Harman Chiropractor Center will design a special plan of management tailor-made to fit your case.
Tags: chiropractic clinics, chiropractor, chiropractors, muscle strain, muscle strains
