Muscle Tears & Injuries
Muscle tears can occur when the muscle is overstretched or over-exerted. Muscle tears can take between 2-12 weeks to recover depending on their severity.
They have a high re-injury rate mainly due to a combination of returning to sport too early, incorrect diagnosis and not completing rehabilitation.
Muscle tears generally feel better in about 10 days but take significantly longer to be structurally stable. This often gives athletes a false sense that the injury has healed.
Muscle strength and length are often decreased following a tear and need to be restored to normal. There is generally a biomechanical reason why these tears occur.
This can include poor technique, poor stability at different locations in the body or weakness of the muscle itself.
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