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Muscles in the thigh are made up of three main groups; the quadriceps (muscles at the front of your leg), the hamstrings (muscles at the back of your leg) and the adductors (muscles at the inside of your leg).A muscle tear, muscle damage or muscle pull refers to damage to a muscle or its attaching tendons. Muscle damage can be in the form of tearing (part or all of) the muscle fibers and tendons attached to the muscle. A thigh strain refers to an injury where the fibers in the quadriceps muscles are overstretched. Once the fibers or tendons are overstretched to

Trapezius is a broad triangular muscle which attaches to the base of the skull, and lies at the back of the neck, over the upper shoulders and extends down your upper back to your mid back. This muscle is more likely to get sore knots or 'trigger points'. Your trapezius muscle consists of three parts and has many different functions, including lifting your shoulders, holding up your neck and head and moving your shoulder blade.When you are stressed out, your trapezius muscles are some of those first muscles of your body to bother you. These muscles ache with a burning

A SLAP tear is generally referred to a specific kind of injury to your shoulder. There is a ring of firm tissue around your shoulder socket, called the labrum, which helps your shoulder to be more stable. Labrum helps keep your arm bone in the shoulder socket."Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior" is what SLAP stands for, and in other words it is 'the top part of the labrum, from the front to the back.' This refers to the part of the labrum that is injured or torn, i.e. SLAP injury. What are the symptoms? There are various symptoms of a SLAP tear and

Soft tissues are tissues in the body that support, connect and surround structures of the body, such as muscles, ligaments and tendons. Soft tissue injuries are some of the most common injuries in sport.Some commonly known soft tissue injuries are muscle strains, ligament sprains and contusions. Trauma to muscles or tendons due to overstretching is referred to as a 'strain'. Tendons are fibrous bands that attach muscles to bone. Whereas, overstretching of ligaments is referred to as a 'sprain'. Ligaments are fibrous bands that hold bones together.What are the symptoms?When any soft tissue is damaged, there is usually immediate pain along

To be able to tackle a muscle strain or muscle tearing, it is significant to know what is a muscle strain. A muscle is made of fibers. Muscle strain is nothing but damage to those fibers that make up a muscle. Muscle damage is tearing (part or all) of the muscle fibers, although tendons that attach the muscles to the bone can also be torn, however, we are specifically focusing on muscles. Tearing of muscles damages small blood vessels and may cause bleeding and pain. Steps to prevent Muscle Strain: Stretching your muscles before work-outs is not at all a good