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When you have an injury to a muscle, tendon or ligament in the pelvis or low back area and do not treat it right away. how long will it take to heal?

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Dr. Felicia Mata answered

Specializes in Cosmetic Dentistry

Proper Healing : Is important. You need to be seen an md who may refer you to an orthopedic surgeon (if there's some tearing that needs suturing or to a physical therapist. The muscle, tendon, or ligament has to heal and oriented in the right place. Muscles heal first but tendon takes months.

Answered 4/1/2019

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Dr. Connie Topliff answered

Specializes in Family Medicine, Board Certified

See below: It's really impossible to say here. It depends on the severity of the injury, where it is located, other injuries, what your physical condition is, how old the injury is, what treatments and rehab exercises are done, etc. It can be days, weeks or even months before full recovery. Please check with your doc, consider physical therapy, follow the recommendations carefully. Take care.

Answered 5/6/2016

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Depends: Avoid anti-inflammatory medications for a ligament injury. The body's own inflammation can help healing. If you take Ibuprofen type medications, no repair of ligament to bone occurs and muscle pain syndromes are common and long term. Seek a prolotherapy trained physician to help treat old ligament injuries. Healing is possible, even if late. Surgical fixation doesn't give back flexibility.

Answered 3/29/2017

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