Step 5. Train your brain to use new muscle through short, fast repeats. Several times a week, run short, fast repeats. Ten repeats, about 20 seconds long, run at about 90 percent of your maximum speed, will train the brain and nervous system to recruit the leg muscles.
Vitamins may help speed your recovery, in some instances. Vitamin C helps wounds heal quicker by assisting with production of collagen, a protein that your body uses to make connective tissues, such as skin, tendons and ligaments.
In order to make collagen, your body requires vitamin C and the mineral manganese. Vitamins B6 and B12 support nerve function and aid in the formation of amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein, which are used to form muscles, tendons and ligaments.