A pulled muscle can stop you in your tracks. Finding pain relief quickly is essential to maintaining your quality of life and productivity. At ANEW Medical and Rehabilitation, serving Joliet and the surrounding areas, Dr. Rubis can help you with treatment for pulled muscles.

What Causes Pulled Muscles?

A muscle can be pulled when it is overworked before it is properly stretched. Most people do not maintain proper flexibility in their muscles. This can only be accomplished through regular stretching and strengthening exercises. Unfortunately, this is often a frequently overlooked aspect of health.

Muscles need to be lengthened and flexible to function properly. If you overwork or overextend a muscle that is already tight and shortened, the muscle fibers can get damaged. The pain you feel when you pull a muscle is literally the muscle fiber being damaged suddenly.

How a Chiropractor Can Help

Chiropractors can help resolve the pain caused by a pulled muscle. In most cases, a pulled muscle can be solved with massage therapy. Massage therapy is an effective type of treatment for most muscle issues. We will locate the pulled muscle and then locate the area of the knotted tissue.

The knot can be worked out through manual massage techniques. In addition to massage therapy, we can also help by providing stretching and strengthening exercises, which can help you prevent future pulled muscles.

Contact Our Chiropractor in Joliet, IL

If you would like to learn more about muscle health or our chiropractic services, contact ANEW Medical and Rehabilitation. We are happy to answer any questions that you may have and we can schedule a consultation with Dr. Rubis. Call our team today at (815) 207-7463 or reach us through our website by using our online contact form.