Injury to the deltoid muscle or tendon that attaches to the collarbone (clavicle). Muscle, tendon and bone comprise a unit. The unit upholds the shoulder and allows its motion. A strain occurs at the unit's weakest part. Strains are three types: Mild (Grade I)-- slightly pulled muscle without tearing of muscle or tendon fibers. There is no loss of strength Moderate (Grade II)-- tearing...

Quadriceps strain, or a pulled quad muscle is a common injury in sports. Most muscle strains can occur with any activity requiring explosive contraction of the muscles. Quad strains like hamstring strains, can become chronic nagging injuries if not treated properly. The Quadriceps The quadriceps muscle group is four muscles. The vastus intermedius is found on the front of the thigh, profoundly...

The impetus of back strain Pulled muscles can be conveniently averted, firstly you must recognizes the causes. The most typical reasons to pulled back muscles is lifting heavy objects. Although any muscle in the back can be torn or stretched, it is more probable to happen with weaker muscles rather than muscles, that have been strengthened through exercise. Weak muscles combined with poor lifting...

Frequently mild groin pain is caused by a minor injury that is un-noticed. Home treatment is generally all that is required to relieve the ache. Primarily when a serious problem is afflicting groin pain, there will be other symptoms. Discovering other indicators of illness is important, when there is groin pain without a known injury. Most hernias have alternate symptoms besides groin pain, though...

Location Back of the lower leg. The calf muscle is three muscles. The two heads of the gastrocnemeius and the soleus. Usually runners complain of a dull aching pain and in severe cases a sharp intense pain. How it can debilitate running If you have a partial tear or complete rupture of the calf muscle then running will be impossible for four to 12 weeks depending on the severity. If you are suffering...

Over-exerting yourself during a workout specially a high-impact sport, you will notice your muscles tight in the morning. The tightness is tension and stress in the muscles that diminishes range-of-motion (ROM), as though your muscles are tightly wound. Rest is the best alternative to relieve muscle tightness, but there are a variety of personal remedies to soothe tightness and pain to regain full...

Shin splits is a familiar complication for athletes. It is often used for any type of pain felt in your lower leg. However, true shin splints occur in the front shin bone, usually because of inflammation. Shin splints can cause pain, swelling, redness and sometimes lumps or bumps. Although shin splits mainly is biomechanical issues like improper stepping or running on pavement, properly warming up...

A pulled chest muscle is overload in the chest area. A strained pectoral muscle is actually a slight tear in the chest muscles. It is typically experienced by people who exercise without properly warming up. You may not feel any pain when you strain your chest muscles, that comes later once you begin to cool down and adrenaline has dissipated. Strained chest muscles are difficult to diagnose and...

A flexor muscle is any muscle that bends a body part at a joint. The contraction of a flexor muscle decreases the angle between two bones, when bending. Flexor muscles is a skeletal muscle that moves bones and is controlled voluntarily. Some examples of flexor muscles are the hip flexors, which flex the hip and move the thigh toward the body and the bicep, that flexes the elbow and move...

The piriformis is a small muscle deep within the hip and buttocks region. It connects the sacrum (lower region of the spine) to the top of the femur (thigh bone) and assists external rotation (turning out) of the hip joint. Piriformis syndrome is the piriformis muscle tightening or spasming, and it irritates the sciatic nerve. The pain is in the buttocks region and can result in referred pain in...