218 | Muscle Strains: Why Do They Happen & What You Can Do!

Could it be a sprain or strain? DocJen & Dr. Dom differentiate sprains from strains, describing their experiences with strain in gymnastics and football respectively. They have into the pathophysiology of strain, explaining why or when they may happen, common systems, risk factors, and causes for strains. Finally, they list how strain grades are diagnosed and the four phases of healing for strains! Tune in to learn more! Grab Jen Health Annual Membership at almost 50% off! Prevent muscle tears with the Jen Health platform. With 11 different plans to choose from and 3 phases for each plan, DocJen educates through movement with daily videos that help you optimize foundational core, understanding movement, muscle activations, functional workouts, and mobility within short snippets of time daily. Get nearly 50% off the year – that’s a $120 discount! Sign up now! What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl: 02:43 - Sprain vs Strain 03:59 - DocJen & Dr. Dom’s experiences with strains 06:22 - Why do strains happen? 07:40 - Grades of strains 11:29  - Common symptoms 11:55 - Risk factors or causes for strains 15:15 - Approaching healing 23:01 - Why mobility is important! Watch Episode 218 on Youtube For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: https://jen.health/podcast/218 Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show!