Duration | Torn muscle fibre on the abdomen

Duration

The healing time for a torn muscle fibre in the abdomen can vary from patient to patient and is largely dependent on the patient’s disease behaviour and previous training status. If you really take good care of yourself and avoid painful movements as far as possible, recovery is significantly accelerated. People with lightly trained abdominal muscles also have a good chance that the tissue recovers faster than people with normal abdominal muscles. All in all, it is very difficult to immobilize the abdominal muscles, which is why a 4 to 6 week healing process can usually be assumed. Rubbing in anti-inflammatory ointments may not speed up the recovery of the muscle tissue, but it can relieve the pain and thus make the condition of the injury more bearable.

Treatment

A torn muscle fibre in the abdomen does not differ from other muscle injuries in its basic symptoms, but is treated differently or hardly ever. Many of the treatment options do not apply to the abdominal muscles, such as compression of the affected muscle tissue or constant cooling. Even a complete immobilization of the abdominal muscles is not possible, since the abdominal muscles are used for many everyday and vital movements (e.g. breathing).

The patient is free to apply anti-inflammatory ointments independently. Although this does not accelerate the regeneration of the muscle tissue, it can reduce or stop the inflammatory reaction that is responsible for the acute pain. If a cough is the reason for the pain, it must also be treated.

In case of severe pain and especially during pregnancy, a doctor can and should be consulted. Tapen is being used more and more often for tension and sports injuries, so techniques for the abdominal muscles have also been developed.Tapes are self-adhesive plastic strips that are applied to the surface of the body to relieve or support the muscles. Often the course of the muscle between its origin and its attachment is followed, as is the case with taping the abdominal muscles.

If the lateral/sloping abdominal muscles are to be supported with Kinesiotape®, the strip is applied from the back or the spine, running laterally and parallel to the groin. It is important to apply on both sides to avoid additional tension. In the case of the front/straight abdominal muscles, the tapes are also stuck on according to their course, i.e. parallel to each other, on both sides of the navel.

Optionally, cross tapes can also be used. You can have the tapes applied by specially trained physiotherapists or doctors or work independently. In the latter case, it is recommended to inform yourself in detail about the practice beforehand and, ideally, to complete a corresponding course. If you want, you can also support the healing process with homeopathic remedies.