Muscle Strain Symptoms

• Swelling, bruising or redness, or open cuts as a consequence of the injury
  
  
• Pain at rest
  
  
• Pain when the specific muscle or the joint in relation to that muscle is used
  
  
• Weakness of the muscle or tendons (A sprain, in contrast, is an injury to a joint and its ligaments.)
  
  
• Inability to use the muscle at all