A tear can be an injury to muscle tissue with rupture of blood vessels and damage to the inner fibers.
A tear is a break or break . The term is usually used to name a muscle tear , which is an injury to muscle tissue with damage to the inner fibers and rupture of blood vessels.
For example: "The Chilean striker suffered a tear and will be out of action for two weeks" , "López has suddenly stopped running: it seems like he has just suffered a tear" , "This season I have missed four tournaments as I had two tears and one pubalgia » .
Why a tear occurs
The tear can occur by contraction (with an effort that exceeds the biological capacity of the muscle to resist tension) or elongation (due to exaggerated stretching). A proper warm-up before physical activity reduces the possibility of suffering a tear, although it does not eliminate it completely. The tear can also occur due to excess activity, when the person feels tired in the muscles but continues to exert effort.
Risk factors include a sedentary lifestyle , malnutrition , poor circulation and diseases such as diabetes . Another possibility is that the tear is caused by trauma .
Pre-competitive warm-up helps reduce the risk of tearing.
Your symptoms
Whoever suffers a tear feels a puncture that prevents them from contracting the muscle. It is a sudden and intense pain that may be accompanied by inflammation and the appearance of a bruise.
Given these symptoms , it is important to stop physical activity immediately since, otherwise, it is possible to further injure the affected muscle. Experts recommend rest, applying ice to the area and using a bandage to contain the bleeding. After a few days of using cold to calm inflammation, heat is also beneficial for recovering from a tear.
Tear degrees
As explained in the definition of muscle strain , there are three degrees of tear, taking into account its severity.
The mild tear involves injuries to some muscle fibers without reaching the tendons and with an average recovery of one week; The moderate tear occurs with the possibility of the tendons being affected and pain that prevents continuing with physical activity, requiring a two-week rest for full recovery; and the serious tear involves the total rupture of the muscle belly and the tendon insertion, entailing an average recovery period of one month.
retinal injury
Among the most common injuries that the retina can suffer is a tear, which consists of a rupture capable of causing its detachment (the complete separation of the retina and the pigment epithelium). Among the most common causes of retinal tears we find the following:
- Modifications in the vitreous humor : it is a transparent, gelatinous liquid that occupies the space between the posterior surface of the lens and the inner surface of the retina. As the years go by, it becomes more liquid and its retraction can drag the retina and cause a tear;
- Lattice degeneration : these are areas of the retina that weaken and shrink, which favors tears. They are especially common in people with a high degree of myopia;
- Appearance of scars : certain diseases that affect the retina, such as diabetic retinopathy, make the appearance of fibrous tissue between the retina and the vitreous more possible, which move the retina and bend it, causing it to detach or tear. The same happens with eye trauma.
The greatest risk of suffering a retinal tear is among the elderly, patients with high myopia, and people who: have suffered eye trauma; have undergone surgery; suffer from thinning or weakness of the retina; are going through diabetes mellitus; have family members who have suffered from a tear or detachment.