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Muscle tear
The muscle is actually torn or ripped through. It can come with trauma, certain medications such as statins can contribute to it, and can be associated with elevated muscle enzymes after the injury
Dr. John Goldman reviewed this
57 year experience in Rheumatology
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How to heal muscle tears in the upper back ?
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What is the definition or description of: Muscle tear?
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Has anyone ever tried to help a muscle tear holisticaally?
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Is it really possible you can have back pains unrelated to muscle tears even if you get them during excercise?
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A 40-year old male asked:
I get often muscle tears now . What it could be?
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Doctors, what are the symptoms of muscle tear?
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What is the alternative to operation on muscle tear?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Will a grade 2 popliteus muscle tear heal on its own??
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Intercostal muscle tear? Is that possible?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Can a MRI detect if a muscle tears away from the tendon?
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What kind of pills or treatment can somebody get for muscle tear?
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What are foods to avoid eating when you have a muscle tear or rotator cuff injury?
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A 63-year old asked:
If I have s muscle tear of bout 1 1/2 inches and did not operate on it, will I be paralysed?
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A 35-year old female asked:
How long will my intercostal rib muscle tear take to heal? It's so painful. It's been like this for a week.
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A 26-year old male asked:
When u pull a muscle tear and it heals does it heal with new muscle tissue. If no y when u weight train it heals with new muscle but not with injury?
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A 46-year old asked:
Can bluntforce trama cause chest muscle tear?
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Can a muscle tear on the heel still cause problems after 7 months?
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Will taking glucosamine, msm and chondroitin tablets help muscle tear!?
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A 55-year old female asked:
Will walking (2 miles in 30 minutes) make a muscle tear in abdomen worse?
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A 56-year old male asked:
I have an egg sized indentation on my right upper buttock. There is no pain. What could the cause be? Muscle tear?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I had muscle tear in my leg now I have been resting for 2 months + . Is there a way to test my leg if it has healed .
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A 24-year old female asked:
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Can a sneeze cause a muscle tear in my oblique ?
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A 55-year old female asked:
What is difference between hernia and muscle tear in abdomen?
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A 55-year old female asked:
Why is an abdominal muscle tear so painful? What can be done ?
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What do you suggest if i injured my calf muscle, tear or pull?
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How to tell the difference between a muscle tear and a sprain with regards to your ankle?
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