How to Treat a Quad Strain or Tear

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TL;DR 1. Don't massage, stretch, or get fancy with it since day 1 2. Ice, mild compressions, elevation in the first 3-14 days depending on injury severity 3. Avoid alcohol, anti-inflammatory medicines, steroids, and alternate heat and cold therapy 4. Do more of range of motion stuff after it's healed considerably 5. Ease into stretches after perfecting #4. 6. Slowly get back by practicing movements depending on the sport you're active in 7. Overall, just be patient and gentle on yourself and you should be fine Good luck with the recovery! Day 2 for me :)

The fact that this video is free is a real bonus. Going to any sports rehab professional personally and paying a service fee normally you never get so much clear, professional, demonstrative advice in one session. This video on quad rehab is so so good!For context I felt my vastus medialis pick up a strain towards the end of a 10k run which involved hills and followed by a fast decent and flat section to the finish. I suspect the muscle got strained as I wasn’t used to running that fast downhill and over some undulating road section.i felt the niggle in my quad and stopped a little to take pressure off it and continued to run for the next 2k at a slower pace. There was no pain and the day after I can comfortably walk but will take precaution and ease into the next run in a few days. I’m going to ice the muscles with elevation and do limited stretches after 1-2 days. Thanks again for this free content which I got more value from then if I had to pay good money to a sports rehab specialist. You’re brilliant 💪🏼🌟

Who else got hurt at soccer because they shot the ball

You are great at explaining and really know your stuff! Thanks a million times!

wow! it can't get better than this. thank you very much for this clear and to the point explanation.

Finally! Ive been looking for videos to explain what ive been experiencing. Tysm!

That was absolutely brilliant, what a great explanation, I now know exactly what to do. It was like a personal video call to an expert. Thank you so much

I was running track when I got this. And I've been having to go to school and I have a body conditioning class and a p.e class so it's been hurting to run.

M already 15 days behind, and much worse that I did some stupid hot water therapy. Trying this for the past 3 days and results are showing improvement. I can t thank you enough for this video. I hope you are blessed as we are. Amen

Thank you I really needed this I slipped on black ice and hurt my front leg muscle this was very helpful for me extremely painful.

Great service to humanity..what a Gem..keep encouraging and educating.

Thanks for this, some good tips. Pulled my quad this morning running, done the wrong things, massage and naproxen, oops. Few weeks off now 😩

I am so thankful for your brilliant job. I feel so lucky to have found your video. I am not a runner, just doing a workout every morning, but i ended up with a mild Quad pain while doing a lunge. I will do just like you explained to strengthen my quad. Thank you. What a great information you have given us all!

The information value in this video is unbelievable. Thank you so much! I now know how to recover properly.

Such a well made video. Will be a great resource to help a client that just strained his quad !

That’s a great video! Quality content 💯💯

Thank you very much. This is the best advice I’ve heard yet. I have trouble putting on my left sock. Also when I stretch down to touch my foot when I’m a sitting position, I get a sharp pain when I release the stretch and pull back. It’s been like this for months. I was doing stretches but it didn’t help. I’ve started your range of motion exercises and I think this makes sense.

Thank you so much, you helped me confirm it was a quad strain and the approximate time it would take to recover

Superb guide on rectus femoris tear management. Suffering from same since 3 months, think I've to go slow and restart from the beginning with rest and slow progression. Thanks so much 😊❤