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.
Proteins are amino acids that serve as building blocks of muscles and connective tissue, and fats aid in maintaining elasticity. The role of vitamin B-6 in the metabolism of these nutrients may help your body repair tendons and ligaments and may help prevent future injuries.
Vitamin E can help with internal and external scarring, this article recommends 400 - 800 IUs twice a day. Remember, get the natural form of vitamin E, the D-Alpha, not the synthetic DL-Alpha. Vitamin C and Bioflavonoids are also useful for healing scar tissue.