Fig. 3From: Return to play after treating acute muscle injuries in elite football players with radial extracorporeal shock wave therapyMRI images of the lower leg of an elite football player who was diagnosed with a minor partial muscle tear (Type 3a) of the right soleus muscle (yellow arrows). The time course of the rehabilitation of this player is shown in Fig. 1Q; the detailed treatment protocol is summarized in Table 2. Return to play was achieved on Day 22 post-injuryBack to article page