possible to recover in less than a week?
potassium and protein important to recover. I buy coconut water and cherry juice concentrate and healthy diet on top of that. played soccer for first time in 7 years and over ran. I also take collagen for joint support. Any tips on how to recover fast?
thanks
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03-30-2015, 07:26 PM #1Registered User
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how to recover fast from a mild quad strain?
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03-31-2015, 02:02 AM #2Registered User
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It depends what you mean by quad strain. If it's a bad injury, no. If it's bad muscle soreness, yes. What I can say is that any help coconut water and cherry juice gives you is, at best, only working if your diet is generally poor. At worst, it's doing nothing at all.Originally Posted by DiEnergizer
I can pretty safely say the collagen is not helping with a muscle strain.
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03-31-2015, 06:10 AM #3Registered User
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Try foam rolling, stretching, put some heat on it and it could recover faster.
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03-31-2015, 08:15 AM #4Registered User
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How long it takes to recover depends on the nature of strain and how you take care of it. Early on it's good to apply ice and then wrap the thigh (compression) and elevate, take ibuprofen if needed. After the first 2-3 days then you can use heat and try some light stretching once you're pain free. If you're still pain free you can try a sports massage and very light strengthening. Once you can do these pain free then you can start the process of returning to sport - stationary bike, then very light running without quick stops; increase intensity over time and if still pain free then up the intensity. Apply heat prior to training and warm up. Once you can perform the movements necessary for your sport pain free then think about playing; if it takes one week or ten it doesn't really mater. If you notice any tightness while playing then shut it down and go through the recovery cycle again.
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03-31-2015, 09:49 AM #5Registered User
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A little RICE will help too...Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate
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