What Is An Oblique Muscle And Why Should Drew Brees Having A Strained One Concern Saints Fans?

For the past few weeks I have been  hearing the words Drew Brees and strained oblique in the same sentence a lot. I know who Drew Brees is. I have no idea what an oblique is. I figured if I didn't know, you might  not know either so let's learn together want to?

Based upon what I have learned from looking at pictures on the internet all of us appear to have oblique  muscles. Not all of us are required to throw footballs 70 yards down a field with pinpoint accuracy and I think this is where an oblique being strained would be more likely to affect Drew Brees more than it would someone like me who sits on his butt all day and talks.

The oblique muscles are in the abdominal area of the body. For those of you who don't carry a lot of extra fat around the mid section if you put your hand on your waist and then slide it up toward your armpit you will find your obliques. You should have a set on each side of your abdomen. These muscles aid the body in twisting and turning and I would imagine throwing a football too.

What does one do when one has a strained oblique muscle? You treat it like any other muscle strain, that means a lot of rest. Since there is no reason for Drew Brees to prove himself to the Saints or the fans having him sit out some of the Saints preseason games isn't such a bad idea. In fact, the less wear and tear on Brees the better if you ask me.

All indications are that Drew will be ready to go when the games count for real in the regular season. Remember you can hear all of the Saints regular season action beginning September 7th here on Acadiana's Saints Station, 97.3 The Dawg.