The difference between muscle strain and soreness mainly includes different causes, different degrees, and different treatments, etc., as follows: a. Different causes: muscle strain is usually caused by trauma, while soreness is usually caused by muscle strain. Second, the degree of different: muscle strain caused by pain is usually more intense, and accompanied by local swelling and activity restrictions, while the symptoms of soreness is usually not serious, and will not affect the patient’s normal activities, will only be accompanied by weakness, and will not have accompanied by local swelling. Third, the treatment is different: muscle strain treatment is mainly local braking and rest, with continuous cold compress treatment and elevation of the affected limb, which is conducive to the repair of the injury, while most of the soreness is muscle strain, which requires local massage therapy, hot compress treatment and physical therapy, in order to relieve the clinical symptoms. Therefore, there is a clear distinction between muscle strain and soreness, and after identifying the difference between the two, separate treatment can lead to rapid symptom control.