Written By: Chloe Wilson, BSc(Hons) PhysiotherapyReviewed by: KPE Medical Review BoardA pulled calf muscle is a really common sporting injury that can cause long-term problems if not effectively managed. Other common terms for this injury include a calf muscle strain, calf tear and torn calf...
For muscles that have been damaged or strained, medications may be required for short-term pain relief, including anti-inflammatories (ibuprofen [Advil, Motrin]), narcotics, and muscle relaxants. The treatment of smooth muscle spasms, such as bowel spasms, depends upon diagnosing and treating the...
If you have upcoming surgery scheduled for your soft tissue injury, then you will find a blood circulation booster to be a powerful tool after surgery to help surgically repaired tissues recover for long-term health. (once the surgery wound has healed and your physician has given the ok - mi...
How you care for these muscles in everyday life, during regular workouts, and post-injury is key to long-term health. The muscle strain recovery process In “The Wolverine,” actor Hugh Jackman’s character develops mutant superhuman healing powers after being doused by radiation from an atomic...
“Too (2) fast to last; light and white, no air to spare.” The most important features of type 2 skeletal muscle fibers are fast-twitching, short-term activity, white appearance, and anaerobic glycolysis (no air).Muscle fiber type distribution is random and varies widely within muscles....
Pain medications should only be used short term to help ease the pain as you go about your day.5If you feel you need pain medication, talk to your doctor about what kind of medication you should use. Some medications, called nSAIDs, may temporarily relieve some swelling. Always use medicat...
If your cramp doesn't get better with self-care or you get frequent muscle cramps, your doctor could prescribe a muscle relaxer. This type of medication can help in the short term, especially if your cramp makes it hard for you to sleep. But talk to your doctor about the pros and cons...
To cluster cells, we used UMAP78 followed by the Walktrap community finding algorithm79 to reduce the dimensionality of the data and pull together similar cell populations into separated clusters which can then be labeled. To annotate the main clusters, we used the expression of Adgre1, Ptprc,...
At elbow level the ulnar nerve can be compressed or stretched either at the ulnar groove or more distally at the cubital tunnel; the two forms result in analogous clinical presentation and some use the term cubital tunnel syndrome to refer to all lesions of the ulnar nerve around the elbow...
For short-term pain relief, I recommend natural painkillers. (You can read more about my top recommendation for a natural anti-inflammatory below.) But there are other ways to relieve the pain and speed up the healing process. Key takeaway:Big Pharma’s solutions fall short when it comes to...