PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Applying a warm compress or heating pad to the affected muscle to help relax rigid muscles. Gently stretching your stiff muscle to help relax it. Avoiding strenuous activity that may trigger the muscle to become rigid again. Encouraging the muscles to relax using massage, yoga, or tai chi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Eccentric Contractions An eccentric contraction results in the elongation of a muscle. Such contractions decelerate the muscle joints (acting as “brakes” to concentric contractions) and can alter the position of the load force.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is important to understand that a muscle can lengthen and be active (an eccentric contraction), can lengthen and be inactive (a relaxed muscle), or can lengthen and gradually change from active to inactive or vice versa.