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Muscle injuries are commonly caused by overuse, sudden impact, or an excessive stretch or motion, leading to muscle strains or tears. These injuries can significantly affect quality of life by causing pain, reducing mobility, and impacting daily activities. The most common muscle injuries include those affecting these areas:
- Legs: Hamstring strain, quadricep strain or contusions, calf strains
- Hip: Groin or adductor strain
- Arm & Shoulder: Shoulder strain, rotator cuff injury, bicep strain
- Trunk: Chest/pec strain, abdominal strain
- Spine: Lumbar or cervical strains
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The Role of Fascia in Muscle Injuries
Fascia is a layer of connective tissue that surrounds muscles, nerves, ligaments, and other structures in the body. It maintains structural integrity, provides protection, and allows for smooth movement of muscles. When muscles are injured, the surrounding fascia may likely also be affected, becoming tight, inflamed, or forming fascial adhesions, which can exacerbate the symptoms of the injured muscle.1,2,7 As fascia surrounds muscles and supports their function, fascial health and mobility is an important component of comfortable muscle function. Muscle pain may be caused by adhesions and dehydration in the surrounding fascia, as this stiffness places undue stress and tension on the underlying muscles during movement.3,6,8 This interconnected relationship means that damaged fascia may impede muscle healing and restrict movement, leading to pain and further complicating the healing process.
Addressing the interaction between fascia and muscle injuries opens up new avenues for fascia-focused treatments that may help enhance muscle injury rehabilitation and alleviate chronic symptoms.
How Can RELIEF® Help Muscle Injuries?
The RELIEF® procedure is a minimally invasive approach designed to address the underlying issues of muscle injury rehabilitation by specifically targeting the surrounding fascia. RELIEF® combines ultrasound guidance, hydrodissection, AMUC injections, and more to help release fascial adhesions, reduce inflammation, and help promote muscle healing.4,5
- Initial Assessment: A comprehensive ultrasound tissue assessment to identify areas of restriction and dehydration around the affected muscle.
- Ultrasound-Guided RELIEF®: Our physicians use ultrasound guidance to precisely target, hydrate, and release tightened fascia around the muscle. The procedure involves separating and releasing fascia layers, in order to help promote healing and reduce inflammation.
The RELIEF® procedure may directly address fascia-related issues contributing to muscle injury symptoms, helping to improve function, alleviate pain, and enhance overall quality of life for patients.
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RELIEF® For Brandon Marshall’s Muscle Injury
Brandon Marshall
Retired NFL player
Brandon Marshall, a wide receiver in the NFL for 13 years, sought out RELIEF® for pain in his hip flexor, lower back, and a pulled calf muscle. Shortly after receiving RELIEF®, Brandon shared that his mobility had returned and he was no longer in pain. By addressing the fascia surrounding his injured muscles, and releasing the tension and obstruction resulting from the stiffness of the tissue, his muscles were released and his pain subsided.
“I feel phenomenal. Thank you guys so much.”
RELIEF® for Chronic Pain
Chronic pain may stem from many different conditions and injuries. Hear from some of the patients that overcame chronic pain with RELIEF®:
View more patient stories at https://www.reliefnow.com/testimonials
RELIEF® is a scientifically backed, targeted solution to manage and alleviate pain due to qualifying muscle injuries. Focusing on addressing tissue and promoting natural healing, RELIEF® offers a minimally invasive alternative to traditional treatments, requiring no steroids, medication, surgery, anesthesia, or post-procedure immobilization.
Contact us today to schedule a consultation and learn more about how RELIEF® can help promote healing of muscle injuries.
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References
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2325967119888500
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10655743/
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00276-011-0876-9
- https://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/Fulltext/2019/11000/Fascial_Hydrodissection_for_Chronic_Hamstring.10.aspx
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31348285/
- https://bmcmusculoskeletdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2474-12-203
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8231161/
- https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/10/4/474