I had a quad injury a couple months back. My quad was so swelled up at first, I couldn’t tell anything was seriously wrong. After about a month, the swelling started to subside and I could see a baseball sized knot at the top of my leg. Upon flexing my quad, it contracted even more at the top.
Finally went to the doc, he diagnosed a torn long head of the rectus. Anyone ever done this? Suggestions on rehab?
The doc said I would be able to get back to full strength without surgery. Surgery on the long head of rectus is pointless he basically said.
Even before going to the doc, I started squatting and doing normal leg workout minus lunges/split squats which hurt too much. I used lightweight and just concentrated on doing something rather than not working legs at all.