Symptoms of ligament stretching
Ligament stretches are among the most common sports injuries in Germany. The cause can be an accident, e.g. – bending of the foot at the kerb or
- In sports ball duels
- For unphysiologically executed movements in duels (sports trauma). However, it can also be due to a missing and inadequate warm-up programme before the sport.
When athletes perform a “cold start”, muscles are not yet sufficiently supplied with blood, the renunciation of stretching leads to the ligaments of the joints suddenly being fully loaded. This can quickly lead to overstretching. Most of the time, stretching of the ligaments is either one of the main symptoms of the ligament stretching is mainly pain.
These occur suddenly and can usually be attributed by those affected to the corresponding movement (sport, accident, etc.). The pain of a ligament extension is localised in the area of the affected joint and the affected side and is usually described as “you are”. In many cases, swelling occurs in the area of the joint after the extension.
Overstraining the ligament also causes stretching or pulling or tearing of surrounding structures. In many cases, swelling occurs in the area of the joint after stretching. The overstressing of the belt also leads to
- Accident or
- Unprepared sports activities in advance.
- Pressing,
- …cutting. – locally limited and
- Emit in the least cases. – stretching or
- Strains or
- Cracks of surrounding structures.
For this reason, it is always possible that hematomas may form around the ligament. Pain, swelling and possibly haematomas are therefore among the main symptoms of ligament stretching. Mostly the collateral ligaments of the upper ankle or knee are affected.
In some cases, ligament stretching also occurs in the shoulder area. The pain in the area of the ligaments can be so severe that the affected person goes into an immediate relieving posture and is initially unable to perform the corresponding physiological movements, or only to a limited extent (e.g. limping).
