help needed

[bale07]

Hi guys, I'm new to this site and well I was hoping for some advice. I pulled my left hamstring 2 weeks ago. Before that about 2 months before I felt a twinge and after a week resuming my sport.

My physio told me that I had a grade 1 tear in my left tendon upper (near the buttucks) he has been giving me a rub, ultrasound and acupuncture 3 times a week.

He has told me that my left leg is longer than my right by approx 1cm and that i would need insoles. Are they necessary and what do they do?

He has also been telling me to apply anti-inflammatory gel on it and also ice 4 times aday. I thought that afer first 48 hrs heat is applied is it not?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you

[jordan physiotherapist]

Hello
In know if there inflammation no heat
To reduce and prevent swallowing ice should use

[ramywhite]

Hello bale07,
you said it was 2 weeks ago so you are now in subacute stage. You need that:
1-cold application.
2-cross fibre massage with pain tolerated.
3-active range of motion (knee flexion) or electrical stimulation.
4-gentle stretch(contract-relax technique) within limits of pain. Contract the hamestring isometrically(10 sec) then relax and stretch (10 sec).
Of course you can use heat but ice always benefits. Anti-inflamitry gel is also good for you.I recommend you to worm up before any training to prevent these injuries. If there is leg length discrepancy then you have to wear the insole.I am here if you want any further help.
bye

[bale07]

ramywhite, thank you for your help...

from 2day it will be 3weeks..
i have been getting same treatment and my physio has told me i can start very lite jogging and lite stretching, pool work is good cant feel anything, just need some general stretching and strengthening to the hamstring..any ideas?

[ramywhite]

Hi bale07,
You are now in healing and repair stage so be patient and wait until your pain is subside. Gentle stretch is very important to reserve muscle flexibility. Begin with the muscle in shortened position then contract it isometrically, without changing in range of motion then relax then elongate it a short distance and so on within limits of pain. Also strengthening is very important because you need to preserve your muscle power but also beyond pain limits. Hydrotherapy is a good choice for you. Listen to your physiotherapist and don't rush into returning to competition.
I wish you good luck!

[bale07]

hello ramywhite,

i have been doing lite training for a week or so felt good no pain but my fisio was giving me a rub and felt a sort of ball or sumthing like that inside, he told me it was a trigger point.. could you help me out?shold i be streesing over this?

[Yarok]

hi
how is yuor hamstring?

dont worry about trigger points its after injury.
have u got the sole?
u need it if is structural difference in legs lenth. if is pelvic functional usually the sole doesnt work.ask your physio.
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