Torn quad. What should I do?

Swole_2112 · 08-27-2008, 01:18 PM

Through either the tearing of scare tissue or a dislodged oil pocket, I tore my right quad last Saturday while training legs. Obviously, training legs during the recovery period is out of the question, but what should I be doing? Ice? Heat? None of the above? Also, what kind of recovery time am I facing?

RagingBull666 · 08-27-2008, 01:31 PM

did you see a doc yet?

bigdamray · 08-27-2008, 01:37 PM

alternate heat and ice. 10 minutes of each 3 times through, a few times a day. is there any bruising?

Swole_2112 · 08-27-2008, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by bigdamray

alternate heat and ice. 10 minutes of each 3 times through, a few times a day. is there any bruising?

No brusing. Some swelling. Plenty of pain.

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did you see a doc yet?

No, and I don't plan to. The reason being, when it comes to sports medicine, I think 99% of doctors couldn't find their ass with both hands.

bigdamray · 08-27-2008, 01:47 PM

My only concern is that if it is a dislodged oil pocket, you could get an infection and need antibiotics.

Beverly McD. · 08-27-2008, 01:59 PM

If it's a tear, the odds are pretty good there will be at least a little bleed out.

Swole_2112 · 08-27-2008, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bigdamray

My only concern is that if it is a dislodged oil pocket, you could get an infection and need antibiotics.

Well, it happened on Saturday and nothing yet. If there were going to be an infection, would it have set in by now? I also forgot to mention that there is a little warmth to the area, but far from hot. Also, no discoloration.

Next, how it could have gotten infected. I used a brand new needle and I swabbed the area with alcohol. The conditions were as sterile as they always are. I just don't know how that could have happened, if it did.

Swole_2112 · 08-27-2008, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Beverly McD.

If it's a tear, the odds are pretty good there will be at least a little bleed out.

What would that look like?

Beverly McD. · 08-27-2008, 02:12 PM

Bruising. The purple color you see on a bruise is just blood, whether it comes from a tear, or just from bumping into something. Your body reabsorbs it eventually.

Swole_2112 · 08-27-2008, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Beverly McD.

Bruising. The purple color you see on a bruise is just blood, whether it comes from a tear, or just from bumping into something. Your body reabsorbs it eventually.

I don't recall there being any bruising, at all. Maybe a little redness, but I would think that was from the inflamation. No bruising. No purplish color.

bigdamray · 08-27-2008, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Swole_2112

Well, it happened on Saturday and nothing yet. If there were going to be an infection, would it have set in by now? I also forgot to mention that there is a little warmth to the area, but far from hot. Also, no discoloration.

Next, how it could have gotten infected. I used a brand new needle and I swabbed the area with alcohol. The conditions were as sterile as they always are. I just don't know how that could have happened, if it did.

If you're not sick yet then you're probably ok. Sometimes infections happen no matter how careful we are.

Beverly McD. · 08-27-2008, 02:50 PM

If it were me I would apply a hot compress to the area for 10 min. or so, then dig my thumb in, find the knot and and start pushing it out. It'll take your breath away in the short run, but will help overall. Ice it afterward, and often, for a few days.

After every shot if you'll apply firm pressure to the shot site for a minute or so, it'll help dissapate the medicine, and lessen the probability if a repeat occurence.

Big Sky Guy · 08-27-2008, 03:38 PM

If you tore, you should see at least a nickle sized bruise somewhere below the location of the tear if you stayed on your feet for awhile after the experience...fluids running downhill and all.

When I slightly tore my hamm last fall there was no heat or discoloration to speak of, but a quarter-sized bruise did form about 4 inches below the tear.

KKAZ · 08-27-2008, 04:04 PM

When i tore my left bicep tendon in May, there was no visible bruising or discoloration.

Big Sky Guy · 08-27-2008, 04:37 PM

Tendon tear can certainly be different that muscle tear as far as visible bruising.

G-REX · 08-27-2008, 06:52 PM

I've torn both bi's to the point of having to be surgically re-attached, both had severe bruising at or around the elbow; where the blood puddled.

Swole_2112 · 08-28-2008, 12:41 AM

I think I was wrong about the brusing. My fiancee' said in one area my leg looks purple. So, I don't know. Is it a tear? Is it a burst vein? Both? Anybody? I've also got tenderness and swelling just above the knee which is far below the point of pain or injection.

08-27-2008, 01:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
Swole_2112 Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,500 Rep Power: 23738	Torn quad. What should I do? Through either the tearing of scare tissue or a dislodged oil pocket, I tore my right quad last Saturday while training legs. Obviously, training legs during the recovery period is out of the question, but what should I be doing? Ice? Heat? None of the above? Also, what kind of recovery time am I facing?

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08-27-2008, 01:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
bigdamray Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: North Richland Hills, Texas Posts: 7,379 Rep Power: 352500	alternate heat and ice. 10 minutes of each 3 times through, a few times a day. is there any bruising? __________________

08-27-2008, 01:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
bigdamray Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: North Richland Hills, Texas Posts: 7,379 Rep Power: 352500	My only concern is that if it is a dislodged oil pocket, you could get an infection and need antibiotics. __________________

08-27-2008, 02:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
Beverly McD. Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TEXAS Posts: 1,886 Rep Power: 159459	Bruising. The purple color you see on a bruise is just blood, whether it comes from a tear, or just from bumping into something. Your body reabsorbs it eventually. Last edited by Beverly McD.; 08-27-2008 at 02:17 PM..

08-27-2008, 01:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
Beverly McD. Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TEXAS Posts: 1,886 Rep Power: 159459	If it's a tear, the odds are pretty good there will be at least a little bleed out.

08-27-2008, 02:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
Beverly McD. Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TEXAS Posts: 1,886 Rep Power: 159459	If it were me I would apply a hot compress to the area for 10 min. or so, then dig my thumb in, find the knot and and start pushing it out. It'll take your breath away in the short run, but will help overall. Ice it afterward, and often, for a few days. After every shot if you'll apply firm pressure to the shot site for a minute or so, it'll help dissapate the medicine, and lessen the probability if a repeat occurence.

08-27-2008, 03:38 PM	#13 (permalink)
Big Sky Guy Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: MT Posts: 2,694 Rep Power: 311496	If you tore, you should see at least a nickle sized bruise somewhere below the location of the tear if you stayed on your feet for awhile after the experience...fluids running downhill and all. When I slightly tore my hamm last fall there was no heat or discoloration to speak of, but a quarter-sized bruise did form about 4 inches below the tear.

08-27-2008, 04:04 PM	#14 (permalink)
KKAZ Savvy? Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Over that horizon Posts: 488 Rep Power: 29900	When i tore my left bicep tendon in May, there was no visible bruising or discoloration. __________________ K

08-27-2008, 04:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
Big Sky Guy Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: MT Posts: 2,694 Rep Power: 311496	Tendon tear can certainly be different that muscle tear as far as visible bruising.

08-27-2008, 06:52 PM	#16 (permalink)
G-REX Gold Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 298 Rep Power: 78335	I've torn both bi's to the point of having to be surgically re-attached, both had severe bruising at or around the elbow; where the blood puddled. __________________

08-28-2008, 12:41 AM	#17 (permalink)
Swole_2112 Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,500 Rep Power: 23738	I think I was wrong about the brusing. My fiancee' said in one area my leg looks purple. So, I don't know. Is it a tear? Is it a burst vein? Both? Anybody? I've also got tenderness and swelling just above the knee which is far below the point of pain or injection.

08-28-2008, 10:02 AM	#18 (permalink)
Beverly McD. Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TEXAS Posts: 1,886 Rep Power: 159459