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Relieve Hamstring Through Lower Back - How??

  • 18-08-2011 1:39pm
    #1
    Scholesy1981
    Closed Accounts Posts: 65 ✭✭


    Just wondering if anyones knows a good stretch / exercise for the lower back that would help relieve tight hamstrings? Am prone to a tight left hamstring that comes from a lower back injury many moons ago! Keep softening the hamstring but it keeps tightening up again.


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  • #2
    heffsarmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭heffsarmy


    You could give this a try.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3BwXOkbWCo


  • #3
    Getonwithit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 210 ✭✭Getonwithit


    Is it catching in anumber of places down along your hamstring? Hip sore? If its nerve related I used to roll over and back on a tennis ball and when I got brave a golf ball. Its sore but roll over on the trigger points and its very successful. If you drive long distances just slip the golfball under you as you sit and youre multi tasking! If its just tight hammers maybe invest in a physio stick or foam roller.


  • #4
    Scholesy1981
    Closed Accounts Posts: 65 ✭✭Scholesy1981


    Ive got a wavin pipe which is very effective, and do use the tennis ball from time to time - time to go scouring the rough off some fairways for a more effective tool! Im just thinkin because it keeps recurring it could be coming from my old back? injury? just gonna have to keep at the glutes and hammys with the tennis ball and pipe and plenty stretching, im hoping that'll do the trick but all extras tips and tricks welcome, so thanks for ye'rs ;)


  • #5
    Seres
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭Seres


    Scholesy1981 wrote: »
    Ive got a wavin pipe which is very effective, and do use the tennis ball from time to time - time to go scouring the rough off some fairways for a more effective tool! Im just thinkin because it keeps recurring it could be coming from my old back? injury? just gonna have to keep at the glutes and hammys with the tennis ball and pipe and plenty stretching, im hoping that'll do the trick but all extras tips and tricks welcome, so thanks for ye'rs ;)
    Sliotar is suppose to work better than the tennis ball , harder


  • #6
    Mr Marri
    Closed Accounts Posts: 266 ✭✭Mr Marri


    Posted this in the yoga forum, thought it might be usefull.....

    http://www.doyoga.com/a_yogaplus_all/13_yp_hamstring_tightness_08.pdf


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  • #7
    Getonwithit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 210 ✭✭Getonwithit


    The large foam roller is very easy use on the back as well so you could eliminate both problems there.


  • #8
    Getonwithit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 210 ✭✭Getonwithit


    Mr Marri wrote: »
    Posted this in the yoga forum, thought it might be usefull.....

    http://www.doyoga.com/a_yogaplus_all/13_yp_hamstring_tightness_08.pdf
    That loaded up as 7 blank pages when I clicked in it?


  • #9
    Mr Marri
    Closed Accounts Posts: 266 ✭✭Mr Marri


    you could try a cut and paste, (without the quotes), it's a pretty big doc, so might take a couple of secs to open.

    "http://www.doyoga.com/a_yogaplus_all/13_yp_hamstring_tightness_08.pdf"


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