pulled tendon, how long it heals ?

[slawek371]

I had an accident on bicycle, my legs were fixed to pedals with toe clips and i strained muscles at the top of my foot. Now i can lift front part of my foot only a little. It feels strange beacuse pain is not a reason why i can't do that, it just feels like these muscles on top of my foot are very weak. I only feel a little pain when i use these muscles a lot. I went to the doctor, made x-ray and all bones are ok, he just said that if it doesn't improve in 10- 14 days i should go to orthopedist. i've read that when muscle is pulled there is usually swelling and pain but i have no swelling and i have almost no pain. When i walk up stairs i have to lift my knee a bit higher not to hit the stair with my foot. It's for 4 days now and i can't see any major improvment. Is it normal with pulled tendon that there can be no swelling and almost no pain and it just feels like these muscles on top of my foot are very weak ?
How long can it last until it heals ?

[goldblum]

Sounds like a Grade 1 strain. Give it 2-3 weeks and it should be better.