muscle pull
Overstretched tissue injury
A muscle pull is a strain injury where muscle fibers are stretched or torn, typically from sudden movement or overexertion.
The term emphasizes the sensation of something being yanked or wrenched: I felt a muscle pull in my back when I lifted the box.
Also called a pulled muscle.
- strainExcessive stretching force
- tearTo pull apart
- crampPainful muscle seizure
- charley horseSudden involuntary muscle contraction
- spasmInvoluntary muscle contraction
ache · twinge · soreness · injury · hamstring · groin · calf · tendon · sports injury · tightness · limp · wince · stretch · warm up · flex · overexertion · knot · throb
- Sports Injuriestendonitis, ligament sprain, hamstring strain, stress fracture, sprains
- tennis safetywarm-up, stretching, hydration, sunscreen, sun protection
- muscle movementscontraction, flexion, extension, twitch, spasm
- stage mishapsmissed cue, line flub, tripping, stumble, trip
- water injuriesdrowning, near drowning, near-drowning, jellyfish sting, shark bite
injury type/tissue affected
muscle pullbone fracture
Cracked or broken skeleton
broken bone · bone break · fracture · compound fracture · stress fracture
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