Cappy Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Hi all, Last Friday, I encountered two stray dogs fighting and they ended up nearly on top of some children. I pulled the dogs away from the kids, but managed to get bit in the bicep really bad. They actually had to stitched the muscle together. I was told it was 80% torn. I am actually surprised at how little pain there has been. My arm is tender, and I could not lift more than maybe a pound the day after it happened, but I can lift about 5 pounds now. I was told to rest it and take predisone. I did some research on this and found predisone is not good at all, and exercising will increase rate of healing. I have been stretching and working the muscle since the day it happened, plus heat and ice, and I am surprised at how quickly my strength is returning. I am curious if anyone else has had a similar type of injury and what they found to be the best for healing. I am certainly not convinced rest and drugs is the best course. Here is a study that suggests you never want to use corticosteroids for muscle injuries.http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/27/1/2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.O. Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Be careful not to over exhort yourself. Hope you're back to regular training quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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