HOW TO TELL IF YOUR QUAD IS TORN

Athletes frequently are susceptible to torn muscles but more often don't recognize the symptoms of a strained muscle. Instead of resting the injury the right treatment for the majority of muscle strains - athletes remain intense, lifting or jogging throughout the pain. This only defers recovery time. By recognizing the symptoms of a torn muscle, athletes adequately rest their bodies giving the strained...

Quadriceps Stretches and Exercises

Overview | Symptoms | Severity | Treatment |Prevention Once your quad pull feels like it is on the road to recovery, start to use it more and more. A word of caution, however. Don't go too fast too soon. Even when pain is minimal, the muscle tissue is still reforming. If you stress it during this process, it can rebreak. Resting too much is not the answer, however. Moderate use will help break...

Treatment of a Pulled Quad Muscle

Overview | Symptoms | Severity | Treatment | Prevention There are some good options for quad pull recovery. One common approach is RICE, which stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. The main ingredient in this approach is the icing, which is intended to keep circulation and swelling to a minimum. The RICE method is typically done in the early stages (first 36 hours) of a quad muscle pull, with...

Severity of a Quadriceps Strain

Overview | Symptoms | Severity | Treatment | Prevention A Quad Muscle strain is typically graded a level 1, 2, or 3 depending on the severity of the injury, where a grade 1 is the most mild and a grade 3 is the more severe. For a general overview of pulled muscle grading, read our article on assessing the severity of a muscle pull. For specific quad pull tips, read on. To assess your level of quadriceps...

Pulled Quad Symptoms

Overview | Symptoms | Severity | Treatment | Prevention All but the most minor quad pulls are painful. Some typical symptoms of a pulled quad muscle include: sudden, sharp pain at the front of the upper leg during exercise - most usually felt during sprinting or bursts of speed and potentially accompanied by a “popping” feeling. The quads are responsible for straightening the leg, so such...

What is a Pulled Quad Muscle?

Overview | Symptoms | Severity | Treatment | Prevention A quadriceps strain, or a pulled quad muscle, occurs when there is a partial tear in one or more of the small fibers that make up your quadriceps muscles. The quadriceps are a large group of four muscles located in the front of your thigh that stretch from your hip to your knee – a tear in any of these muscles is considered a pulled quad muscle. Your...