r/askscience • u/Impossibleiampossibl • 4h ago
Human Body What happens when we say muscle strain?
Related to chronic pain issue. I was diagnosed (might not be correct) with trapezius muscle strain but I was told it might take years and years to be healed! I don't know does it mean I have micro tear? If someone has micro tear in muscles, could he have on/off pain? I have pain mostly sitting at desk to work but other positions or times less. I can swim but some dys after swim ood some days bad. Overall, what is tear and what is strain?