Maven Sports Medicine effectively combines our high standard of orthopedic rehabilitation practice with our clear understanding of elite fitness and sports performance. Maven’s Doctors of Physical Therapy have decades of combined practice experience in orthopedic rehabilitation, sports strength/conditioning, fitness, and athletic training. Our dedication to providing excellent evidence-based care to all our active and athletic patients remains consistent.

As mentioned previously, strains refer to injury of the muscle or tendon while sprains refer to injury to ligaments. Depending on the severity of the muscle strain, it may take months for the tissue to fully heal.

Physical Therapy Intervention- May consist of passive modalities to promote tissue healing and reduce edema. Depending on the stage of healing, gentle or aggressive manual techniques may be employed to reduce the possibility of contracture. PNF (contract-relax) stretching, graded hamstring strengthening (with a focus on eccentric training after 12 weeks if the strain led to a partial thickness tear of the muscle), agility. Anecdotally, inhibitory taping of the muscle has been of benefit for some patients in our clinic.