Spring washers, sometimes called disc springs, are a subtype of washers. They lend their mechanical capabilities to the unique profile of the material: when subject to a load, the irregularities of the washer compress with a proportionate resistance to return to their predeflected shape.
You should never stretch a pulled muscle to the point of pain or you risk re-injuring it. Do not overstretch the pulled muscles. Too much stretching can retear injured muscle fibers. Gently stretching a pulled muscle may relax the surrounding muscle fibers, which may be tight in response to the injury.
A muscle pull (or strain) occurs when you twist, pull, or tear your muscle or tendon, the strong elastic cord that connects your muscle to the bone. As we age we are more susceptible to muscle pulls. However, you risk a pull if you donât warm up properly before you exercise and stretch a muscle past its limit, train longer than what your body can handle, or if you push a past muscle injury too far before the muscle has had adequate time to heal.