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  2. Cold compression therapy - Wikipedia

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    Cold compression therapy, also known as hilotherapy, combines two of the principles of rest, ice, compression, elevation to reduce pain and swelling from a sports or activity injury to soft tissues and is recommended by orthopedic surgeons following surgery. The therapy is especially useful for sprains, strains, pulled muscles and pulled ligaments.

  3. Reciprocal inhibition - Wikipedia

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    While this notion is now understood to be incomplete, the clinical mechanism of reflexive antagonism continues to be useful in physical therapy. Muscle energy techniques that use reflexive antagonism, such as rapid deafferentation techniques, are medical guideline techniques and protocols that make use of reflexive pathways and reciprocal ...

  4. Myofascial release - Wikipedia

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    Myofascial release (MFR, self-myofascial release) is an alternative medicine therapy claimed to be useful for treating skeletal muscle immobility and pain by relaxing contracted muscles, improving blood and lymphatic circulation and stimulating the stretch reflex in muscles.

  5. What Is Balneotherapy, and Does It Work for Muscle Pain? - AOL

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    An expert explains how this spa-like treatment, or natural fix, can provide major relief for sore muscles and achy joints.

  6. Electrical muscle stimulation - Wikipedia

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    In medicine, EMS is used for rehabilitation purposes, for instance in physical therapy in the prevention muscle atrophy due to inactivity or neuromuscular imbalance, which can occur for example after musculoskeletal injuries (damage to bones, joints, muscles, ligaments and tendons).

  7. Strain (injury) - Wikipedia

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    A strain can occur as a result of improper body mechanics with any activity (e.g., contact sports, lifting heavy objects) that can induce mechanical trauma or injury.. Generally, the muscle or tendon overstretches and is placed under more physical stress than it can withsta