Most muscle strains take about a month to recover from. The prerequisite for recovery is to ensure that the site of the muscle strain is not subjected to force or weight bearing, and strict braking is also a prerequisite for ensuring the recovery of muscle strains. During this period, you can consider taking oral drugs to promote soft tissue repair, such as bone-setting capsules, can also be combined with oral blood circulation, swelling, pain relief drugs, such as bumblebee pills, panax notoginseng tablets, etc., are helpful to the repair of muscle strains. In addition, if the muscle strain is very serious and affects the movement of the limb, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be considered. Most muscle strains can be treated conservatively without surgery. However, if a muscle strain is so severe that it interferes with the movement of the limb, an MRI should be considered to determine if surgery is indicated.