Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Thigh Injury

I injured one of my quadriceps muscles during a futsal session on Monday night...
... and it hurts like hell.
I tore the muscle while I was taking a shot on my right foot, but surprisingly, due to poor footing...
... my left thigh was injured as opposed to my right thigh!

Cursed!!

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Thigh Muscle Strain Injury

A Thigh muscle strain is quite common in sports like football, where kicking is repeatedly practised. A Thigh muscle strain refers to a tear in the Quadriceps muscle group. The Quadriceps are located at the front of the thigh and are responsible for extending (straightening) the knee. A tear in a Thigh muscle is referred to as a strain and depending on its severity it is classified as a first, second or third degree strain.

The immediate treatment for a Thigh muscle injury consists of the RICE protocol - rest, ice, compression and elevation (never apply ice directly to the skin). As a general rule grade one Thigh strains should be rested from sporting activity for about 3 weeks, and grade two Thigh strains for about 4 to 6 weeks. In the case of a complete rupture the Thigh muscle will have to be repaired surgically and the rehabilitation afterwards will take about 3 months.

Common Thigh Muscle Strain signs & symptoms:
- A sudden sharp pain in the thigh.
- Pain when stretching the thigh.
- Thigh pain during a resisted muscle contraction.

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So now it seems I have to rest it for a little while.
Even gym sessions might have to exclude thigh-related exercises...
... so basically that's most cardiovascular exercises.

Poor thigh!

Qi

5 comments:

DodO^MontaGue- said...

HA.
muscle.
used to study like hell lasttime.
practice daily on dry corpse.

douglas said...

i had shin splint. How?? have been 8 months, still not recovering!! Dr. DODO..how??

King Qi said...

Do: I think Shyang is doing it now - or maybe im wrong...

Doug: Is it soreness, or is it pain? I get sore shin after each futsal session, but mainly on right shin coz I shoot!

douglas said...

I feel it usually after a long run or halfway through a run...sick of it..the pain is excruciating..make u just stop..damn!

King Qi said...

hey dude if its excruciating pain then i reckon its different from mine. mine's extreme soreness. get it checked up mate...! or maybe u already have.