Abstract

24-year-old professional soccer player presented severe pain in the right quadriceps muscle after a 10-month evolution of muscle rupture occurred during sports practice. The objective is analyze the effects of vacuum therapy for improve the pain, the tissue elasticity, and the functionality in muscle fibrosis. The physical treatment was based in vacuum therapy with PHYSIUM System®, and the evaluation was done with shear-wave elastography. Treatment and evaluation were performed once a week for three weeks. Baseline, there were strong fibrillar distortion and fibrosis in elastography. Finally, fibrillar restoration has been verified, and patient could return to sports practice. Vacuum myofascial therapy applied with a device improves in the treatment of muscle fibrosis and it allows precise and reproducible parameters to be applied every time.

Keywords: Soft tissue injuries; Fibrosis; Vacuum; Cupping therapy; Physiotherapy