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Date: _____________________
Directions: Answer using complete sentences! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: Their muscular system. Challenge yourself and try the highest level you can!
Subject: The Muscular System: How to manage a pulled muscle.
Level#1: One important health skills is managing minor illness or injuries on your own. A common injury to muscles is a pulled muscle. A pulled muscle is actually small tears in the muscle. These tears cause pain and swelling.
1. What is an example of an important health skill?
2. What is a common injury to muscles?
3. What is a pulled muscle and what does it cause?
Level#2: One important health skills is managing minor illness or injuries on your own. A common injury to muscles is a pulled muscle. A pulled muscle is actually small tears in the muscle. These tears cause pain and swelling. The amount of pain depends on the amount the muscle has torn. Some pulled muscles must be treated by a doctor. If you have a pulled muscle that causes severe pain and you cannot move the muscle at all, see a doctor immediately.
1. What is an example of a common injury that happens to muscles?
2. What is a pulled muscle and what do the tears in the muscle cause?
3. What determines the amount of pain of a pulled muscle?
One important health skills is managing minor illness or injuries on your own. A common injury to muscles is a pulled muscle. A pulled muscle is actually small tears in the muscle. These tears cause pain and swelling. The amount of pain depends on the amount the muscle has torn. Some pulled muscles must be treated by a doctor. If you have a pulled muscle that causes severe pain and you cannot move the muscle at all, see a doctor immediately. Most pulled muscles can be treated at home. There are a few steps you can follow to manage a pulled muscle on your own. First, you must take steps to limit swelling by applying ice to the muscle for 15-20 minutes. Leave the ice off for 20 minutes before applying again. You also need to protect the injured muscle by resting it. Wrapping an elastic bandage over the area will also help reduce the swelling. Elevating the injured muscle above the level of the heart will also help to reduce the swelling.
1. Explain what a pulled muscle is, what the tears in the muscle cause, and what will determine how painful the injured muscle will be.
2. Explain the situation that would require a person to see a doctor for a pulled muscle.
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