Most pulled muscles can be treated effectively at home within a few weeks. But more severe strains may require you to see a doctor.

Pulled muscles, or strains, are common in the lower back because this area supports the weight of the upper body. Exercises, cool packs, and pain relief medication can treat a pulled muscle in the ...

Muscle strain occurs when a muscle becomes overstretched or works too hard. People can often treat muscle strains at home and use specific exercises to speed up their recovery. Muscle strains vary in ...

Pulled hamstrings usually improve within about a week — treatments like rest, ice, compression, and elevation can help ease pain as the injury heals.

Anyone who's ever gotten a massage knows just how life-changing a few elbows in the back can be. You walk out of the parlor feeling zen and powerful, ready to take on all of life's obligations. Not to ...

Football as well as all high school fall sports are now into their games and meets. The NFL has completed its four-game preseason schedule. I thought it would be a good time to go over some of the ...

The pain in Erik Karlsson’s groin area has cast light on one of ice hockey’s most common injuries. But it’s not always a simple muscle strain. Sports medicine specialists say groin pain is difficult ...

When Aaron Judge became the unlucky 13th Yankee to land on the injury list after sustaining what Aaron Boone termed a “pretty significant” left oblique strain last Saturday it didn’t matter whether ...