18/08/2026
There are 3 grades of tearing when it comes to muscles and ligaments:
Grade 1: Mild - Muscle fibres are stretched and there may be microscopic tears. You’ll feel mild pain, tenderness and experience minimal swelling.
Grade 2: Moderate - Fibres are partially torn but not completely severed. You might feel quite a bit of pain with a grade 2 tear and notice swelling, bruising and tenderness.
Grade 3: Severe - Fibres are completely ruptured. Here’s where it’s different. Initially you might feel pain, but it might also subside quickly. Sometimes you don’t even feel pain at all. You’ll experience intense swelling, bruising and range of motion is substantially limited.
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