Hamstring

Tim Robbins

Hi,
Pulled a hamstring on Saturday, after a spring in a match.
Was hobbling and couldn't put weight on it.
After some ice, I could walk ok, but it's quite stiff.

Going to give it another day and then get going on stretching.
Then some walking, running and finally sprinting.

Any tips from anyone?

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Tim Robbins wrote: »

Going to give it another day and then get going on stretching.
Then some walking, running and finally sprinting.

all in one day?:pac:

if you properly pulled it and its still sore i wouldn't go near stretching it for a few days yet, keeping icing it if it tightens up after walking around duiring the day and then maybe a hot water bottle for a whileminutes on it at night - always helped me

i'd take it easy for a week then some really light jogging, but then again i have hamstrings made of glass

Tim Robbins

Jeremy Uptight Brain wrote: »

all in one day?:pac:

if you properly pulled it and its still sore i wouldn't go near stretching it for a few days yet, keeping icing it if it tightens up after walking around duiring the day and then maybe a hot water bottle for a whileminutes on it at night - always helped me

i'd take it easy for a week then some really light jogging, but then again i have hamstrings made of glass

I pulled it because my training involves jogging for about 30 minutes and stretching and that's it. When I play a game I have a few sprints and I suppose it was likely. I did a good warm up, but the problem is I need a little bit more leg strength.

Thanks for your advice.

TheWaterboy

No way it will be right in 1 week...I pulled mine in early June and it took 6 weeks before i was confident again..Thought after 2 weeks id be fine but as soon as i even tried to do any sort of running u could feel it pulling...Iced it for the first week and then went to physio..If it bruises it means its bad...Now i stretch most days to keep it right as im sitting down all day.

Jonny303

one piece of advise

GET IT SORTED!!

seriously, ive been plauged with bad hamstrings for the last 2-3 years. 3 bad tears, first one with a noise i NEVER want to hear my body make again!

ice, ice, ice and maybe some light stretchn towards the end of the week. only light tho! as someone else said, check for bruising. a trip to a decent physio cant hurt either if its a case that you cant walk on it!

hope its not too bad, im JUST over my latest 1

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+1

if you go to a physio they can give you a stretching regime that you can do once your back to full fitness, keep doing that and you'll become really flexible and that'll up your injury prevention

Tim Robbins

Jeremy Uptight Brain wrote: »

+1

if you go to a physio they can give you a stretching regime that you can do once your back to full fitness, keep doing that and you'll become really flexible and that'll up your injury prevention

I pulled the other hamstring four years ago so have laods of stretches already. I put some more ice on it last night. Plan is to get the swelling right down and then to strech it, walk on it, lite running and then back sprinting in a few weeks.

I was limping on it for the day I got it, next day, limp was gone.

Thanks all.