I'm seeing different things online, you should stretch it correct?

if it's pulled rest it a day or 2 with only light stretching and then you'll want to lightly stretch it more and even use it a bit with more activity/use each day.

afaik anyway...

I'd probably gently use it to keep good blood flow through the muscles. From personal experience, resting an injury like that too long only prolongs the injury. Of course too much too quickly can make it worse but anyways

This post was edited by rlebar on Feb 9 2015 08:10pm

Don't stretch, just mobilize it in normal ROM after a few days of rest.

A pulled muscle is a tissue that has been stretched past it's point of elasticity, so why would you want to put an even greater stretch on it?

This post was edited by cloudkicker on Feb 10 2015 12:56pm

you don't want to pull a greater stretch on it. When you pull a muscle it gets sore and loses mobility and ROM. When I said stretch I mean keep it loose and try to maintain it's normal ROM.

It shouldn't be stretched in the same manner as if it was healthy

here's a question for you guys since you're all scientists and doctors

would a whey shake help repair a pulled muscle in the same way it helps repair damaged muscle after a workout?

This post was edited by Wretch on Feb 10 2015 05:24pm

yes, mix whey with a little water to create a paste

spread paste on the skin around the pulled muscle

protein penetrates skin, goes directly to muscle and repairs efficiently

you need creatine with the whey for an optimal mix

legit question

it helps with microscopic tears you get when you work out, why wouldn't it help with larger tears?

you're saying the amino acids play no part in repairing a pulled muscle when repairing muscles is literally what your body uses it for?

please enlighten me, dr.fuckface.

This post was edited by Wretch on Feb 10 2015 08:07pm

he said nothing, he just posted a smiley

why dont you google this crap