Muscle Strain

If you don't already give your wife or girlfriend regular, spontaneous foot rubs, you are missing a great opportunity. From her perspective, a good foot massage (and it's almost impossible to give...

Hand tremors can have a variety of causes. Excess alcohol consumption, Parkinson's disease, brain disorders, too much coffee or the normal process of aging are some of the reasons you might have...

A muscle tear in the back occurs when a back muscle is overstretched or torn. The muscle cells that are grouped together to form a muscle, muscle fibers, are damaged. Muscle tears are also termed...

When you pull your quad muscle, you are actually partially tearing the muscle. A pulled muscle is also known as a muscle strain. The tearing could be small or it could be severe and cause internal...

The iliotibial band is a tendon that connects the knee to the hip. It runs along the outer thigh to your knee. If this band becomes inflamed and painful, it is called the Iliotibial Band (IT...

A torn biceps muscle can be a very painful condition. It can be the result of a household accident like a fall or it can come about as a result of overuse in athletics. Weightlifters and other...

Groin strains are an extremely common injury for athletes and occur when the groin muscle is stretched beyond its intended capacity. Unfortunately, there are few medications that can help the...

A torn or pulled muscle, also known as a muscle strain, occurs most often in the calf during physical exercise. Commonly, the muscle will tear while you are accelerating or changing directions....

Runners, joggers and other athletes who experience frequent impact pressure along the front of their shins may develop soreness extending from the front of the shinbone to the sides of the calf....

Whiplash injury is the most common neck injury resulting from car accidents and affects approximately 1 million people a year. While being rear ended in a car accident is the leading cause of...

If you're a sprinter or do any type of rigorous exercise involving your legs and you are having pain, you may be wondering if your hamstring is torn. The hamstring is a tendon on the back of your...

Muscle spasms are the body’s way of preventing further damage. When they occur, the pain or discomfort may not feel like a prevention technique. It may feel like the body is morphing into...

If you have severe foot or leg cramps and they occur often you should consult a doctor--you may have restless leg syndrome. If you have occasional leg or foot cramps, there are ways to cope with...

There are several different types of contractures. Symptoms include a tightening of your skin, muscles, ligaments, tendons or joint areas, which prevent normal activity and movement. Scarring and...

Dystonic Cramps is a muscle disorder that causes involuntary muscle contractions. Eyelids, neck, jaw and larynx are some of the more common muscles affected by this disorder. Dystonic Cramps...

We often over train as a result of insufficient resting or other variables involved such as stress. Many people need to realize more is sometimes not better and you must have off days or active...

Cryotherapy, cryoablation and cryosurgery all describe various methods of treating diseased, abnormal or damaged tissue with cold temperature to reduce inflammation and pain, lower cellular...