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Hey everyone, so I had a game last night and took a nasty hit right to my quad—specifically the vastus medialis. Since this is my dominant leg, the muscle was under heavy load, probably at about 70-80% capacity. The hit happened just a minute before halftime, and while it felt sharp immediately, once I went to sit down and let things cool off, the pain really started ramping up. I’ve dealt with muscle hits before; I actually had two tears in my vastus lateralis previously—one was 13mm and the other was 19mm—but this doesn't feel anything like those old injuries. This spot is way more awkward. When I had those previous ruptures, you couldn't even feel anything when running your hand over the muscle and there wasn't any visible swelling, but now? Now there’s actual swelling and it hurts like hell if I press the area between my kneecap and the end of the muscle. Last night, I limped back to my place about 4-3.1 miles minutes after the game, and yeah, it hurt, but I could still walk. I tried icing it a few times last night thinking it would help, but honestly, I feel like it hurts even worse now than it did during the game. Just to be clear on where I got hit—it wasn't in the middle of the muscle, it was right at the edge... here's a photo.
http://i44.tinypic.com/aypll0.jpg (The part I circled in red is where I caught the hit)
So, what do you guys think? Am I looking at a serious muscle rupture or just something minor? I tried bending my leg, but I can't even get it to a full ninety-degree angle without that exact spot screaming at me.
http://i44.tinypic.com/aypll0.jpg (The part I circled in red is where I caught the hit)
So, what do you guys think? Am I looking at a serious muscle rupture or just something minor? I tried bending my leg, but I can't even get it to a full ninety-degree angle without that exact spot screaming at me.