Conservative Treatment for Quadriceps Muscle Injuries

Abstract

In this chapter and in the Chaps. 9– 11 are presented some examples of conservative treatment protocol following indirect muscular lesions. The protocols are dedicated to indirect lesions of the quadriceps femoris (Chap. 8), hamstrings (Chap. 9), adductor muscles (Chap. 10), and calf muscles (Chap. 11). The injuries of these four muscle groups account for 80–90% of all indirect muscle injuries (Hallen and Ekstrand 2014; Crema et al. 2016; Walden et al. 2018). The different phases of the protocols are conformed to the biological phases of muscle tissue repair illustrated in the chapter. The number of the series proposed per exercise must be interpreted as indicative, as well as the recovery time between the series. The load to be used in the proposed exercises has not been intentionally indicated as it must be calibrated on the muscular characteristics of the subject.