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  1. Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center: Muscle Strain hmc.psu.edu - Muscle Strain
  2. eMedicineHealth: Muscle Strain emedicinehealth.com - Muscle Strain
  3. Mayo Clinic: Sprains and Strains mayoclinic.com - Sprains and Strains
  4. EBSCO (via Mount Sinai Medical Center): Diseases and Conditions - Muscle Strain mountsinai.org - Diseases and Conditions - Muscle Strain
  5. Aetna InteliHealth: Muscle Strain - What Is It? intelihealth.com - Muscle Strain - What Is It?
  6. Healthwise (via Yahoo Health): Muscle Strain health.yahoo.com - Muscle Strain
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Research Notes on Muscle Strain


A muscle strain is over stretching or tearing of a muscle or tendon. This may happen in many ways such as during exercise, participating in sports, stepping wrong or heavy lifting. Symptoms may include, pain, swelling, muscle spasm, limited muscle movement and bruising.1

Fast Facts:

  • Recovery time depends on location and severity of the strain.1
  • The most common strains are in the hamstring and back.2
  • The most severe strains may require surgery.1


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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Aetna InteliHealth: Muscle Strain - What Is It?
  2. ↑ Mayo Clinic: Sprains and Strains

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