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Had many a hamstring injury/pulls playing football, and the one thing I learnt is rest rest and more rest.
The absolute worse thing you can do is try and come back too early simply makes it worse.
I would say rest for at least 4 weeks could be longer depending how bad the tear was
Has anyone had the misfortune of tearing/badly pulling their hamstring?
I did mine at footy on Monday and now it’s swollen, bruised and painful to touch.
Apart from the obvious taking painkillers etc, does anyone have any tips on how and when I can start the recovery process?
Went through a spell with mine last year where I don’t think I tore it but every time I played it got really painful to the point where one night I couldn’t sleep without a painkiller I had left over from an operation.
Tried everything, ice, deep heat, hot water bottles, bandaging it up. The first answer you got is correct. Took me 10 weeks before it felt normal again.
Best course of action is to see a specialist who can hopefully give some insight as to why it happened and help with the rehab process.
Was it at football?
Get to a physio ASAP.Has anyone had the misfortune of tearing/badly pulling their hamstring?
I did mine at footy on Monday and now it’s swollen, bruised and painful to touch.
Apart from the obvious taking painkillers etc, does anyone have any tips on how and when I can start the recovery process?
Yeah mate.
I used to get little twinges in it when I was about 18 but nothing since (32 now) and played consistently in that time.
I always warm up properly as well, even for 5 a side. I made a sprint with about 10 minutes to play and just felt a sharp pop and then couldn’t run.
Get to a physio ASAP.
I did mine just before Christmas last year and was out for 5 weeks but (touch wood) no more problems and I’ve been able to deadlift etc without any issues aswell.
Turns out mine was linked to a weakness in my hip which was causing the missfire when trying to sprint or kick with any force.
Got a rehab plan of about 6/7 exercises to do and slowly introduced Hinge exercises and like I say all good now and I’ve not missed a game or training at all I this season.
Best of luck with it mate!
Get to a physio ASAP.
I did mine just before Christmas last year and was out for 5 weeks but (touch wood) no more problems and I’ve been able to deadlift etc without any issues aswell.
Turns out mine was linked to a weakness in my hip which was causing the missfire when trying to sprint or kick with any force.
Got a rehab plan of about 6/7 exercises to do and slowly introduced Hinge exercises and like I say all good now and I’ve not missed a game or training at all I this season.
Best of luck with it mate!
Do you do any glute work?
A very common problem when I was working with pro footballers was their hamstrings were so dominant relative to the other hip flexors and extensors. Eventually give under the extreme forces without proper support from the rest of the surrounding muscles
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Get to a physio ASAP.
I did mine just before Christmas last year and was out for 5 weeks but (touch wood) no more problems and I’ve been able to deadlift etc without any issues aswell.
Turns out mine was linked to a weakness in my hip which was causing the missfire when trying to sprint or kick with any force.
Got a rehab plan of about 6/7 exercises to do and slowly introduced Hinge exercises and like I say all good now and I’ve not missed a game or training at all I this season.
Best of luck with it mate!
No went straight to a physio directly mate.Only with a foam roller before playing.
I haven’t been in the gym since before the first lockdown, so I guess that might’ve contributed?
This might sound like a stupid question, but how did you sort that out? Just through your GP?