muscle strain
Overexertion tissue damage
A muscle strain is an injury caused by overstretching or tearing muscle fibers, typically from overexertion, sudden movement, or inadequate warmup.
Strains range from mild soreness to severe tears requiring medical attention.
The term often applies to back, hamstring, and shoulder injuries: I pulled something—probably just a muscle strain.
- overexertionHarmful excess of effort
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- sore spotSensitive topic or area
- painBodily or emotional distress
stiffness · hamstring · tendonitis · rest · swelling · weakness · tear · stretching routines · deep tissue · heat application · ice pack · flexion · quadriceps · bruising · biceps · charlie horse · leg cramp · heavy lifting
- Sports Injuriestendonitis, ligament sprain, stress fracture, groin pull, pulled hamstring
- workplace injuriescuts, burns, fractures, sprains, lacerations
- muscle injuriescramp, charley horse, DOMS, bicep tear, groin pull
- strainswild type, indica, sativa, landrace
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- Body Careposture, breathing exercises, warm-up, cool-down, injury prevention
injury type
muscle strainbone fracture
Cracked or broken skeleton
broken bone · fracture · stress fracture · ligament tear · joint dislocation