Muscle injury

Cards (6)

  • Muscle injury - Mechanism:
    • Acute overuse
    • External trauma
  • Muscle injury - Subjective:
    • Patients report a pull/strain sensation during activity (mechanical) +/- audible pop
    • Worse with activity, better with rest
    • Loss of muscular function that becomes progressive
  • Muscle injury - Objective findings
    • Pain on resisted muscular contraction: outer / mid / inner range
    • Localised pain on palpation
    • Pain on active / passive stretch
    • Muscular weakness on contraction
    • +/- oedema and swelling
    • Two joint muscles more vulnerable
  • Muscle injury - CLASSIFICATION ON ANATOMICAL LOCATION:
    • Myofascial
    • Musculotendinous
    • Intratendinous
  • Muscle injury - CLASSIFICATION ON ANATOMICAL LOCATION:
    A) myofascial
    B) musculotendinous
    C) intratendinous
  • Muscle injury - CLASSIFICATION ON EXTENT OF MRI CHANGES:
    • 0 = DOMS
    • 1 = Small muscle tearing
    • 2 = Moderate muscle tearing
    • 3 = Extensive muscle tearing
    • 4 = Complete muscular tear