Muscle injuries among athletic population are common and often occur during sportive activities or training. Most sports-related muscle injuries involve strains, contusions, and uncommonly ruptures. These injuries are responsible for a large proportion of time lost to competition, and particularly for all professional athletes, rapid return to training and competition is a priority. This chapter will discuss the etiology, risk factors, classification, treatment, and possible complications of common types of muscle injuries under the lights of current literature and recent trends.
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Dönmez, G., Dilicikik, U., Aydoğ, S. T., Evrenos, M. K., Tetik, O., Demirel, M., & Doral, M. N. (2015). Muscle Injuries: Strains, Contusions, and Ruptures. In Sports Injuries (pp. 2263–2279). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36569-0_170
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