Hamstring Strain Healing - How Your Body Heals A Hamstring Strain

I hurt mine in football. No brusing but feel it everyday. Not been able to kick a ball in 2 years.

When I internally rotate my hip I get a cramping like pain in my hamstring and when I lengthen my leg my pelvis/hip hurts. I've had this issue for over a year now and my PT can't figure it out. It's all on the left side. I'm not constantly in pain by the way, it's only when doing those motions. Any ideas as I'm at a loss? Thanks

Thank you so much

I partialy tear my gluteus medius after Hip replacement. Now there is no more tear but muscle is still not strong enough. My question is does this muscle retururn after some time to original strength Like before the tear? Please let me know.

Great video, never understood the obsession with nsaids when trying to heal an injury.

Hi. I stretched my leg to my back trying to touch my back. I did it a little fast like kicking. I felt a twisting feeling and a little pain. now when I touch the glut and hamstring, they are a bit tender and I feel them. I can walk and don't really have pain. Will it heal at home without any treatment at all and just resting? Please answer I am really worried and a bit shy to see a doctor. :(

You explained really well. Thank you

Wow, you explained my current issues very well. I injured my right lower hamstring a week ago, it's a minor strain, but it is painful. I can do light workouts for now, but I like to avoid stressful exercises until I can strengthen both hamstrings.

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You explained it well. Thank you! Last week I sprained my right hamstring.

Excellent explanation. Thanks.

I haven’t been stretching or lifting, I had been throwing on some ankle weights. Well with ankle weights on and shooting some yard hoops, ya pulled it! And bad this time. Don’t remember other couple times being so crippled the next two days (so far). Thanks for the advice I will be patient and align the cells in couple months. Ugh

Informative and easy to understand video. Thank you.

Can pain in achilles cause pain in the hamstring?

Great explanation. I made the mistake of sprinting a few hours after doing a couple of sets of squats, deadlifts, and lunges. I developed a small tweak on my left hamstring. I pushed through my sprint, then ended the workout. I'm hoping to heal partially within a few days using IFT to speed the healing process. Then I'll switch to longer sprints (800m) to lower my intensity level while still getting relevant training.

I had an acl reconstruction 2009 and hamstring graft. The surgeon said that i must exercise to strengthen the muscles, which i did. In 2020 i started taking medication for a different ailment and all of a sudden i had to stop training and doing HIIT because coffee and water was making me have anaphylaxis, then severe joint and muscle pain. By being immobile and not training, the hamstring became weak again and started to hurt after an anaphylaxis attack. I now keep having pain after every anaphylaxis. My physio said the acl was fine, but i need to strengthen the hamstring as it is very weak. Everytime i do leg curls, it seems to strain the muscle and i need to recover. This explains what the surgeon told me regarding keep training the muscle 🤔

I recently pulled my hamstring from football not completely off the bone and going in today

My Hamstring has been in extreme pain for over 3+ weeks. I don’t know what to do. My doctor prescribed me Meloxicam and it hasn’t done anything. I limp and it’s extremely painful in certain movements, especially laying down when I go to bed. I seriously don’t know what to do anymore, I am in serious pain. I want to exercise but the pain is terrible. What should I do?

I see where I made a mistake. I could walk, light jog, and run after 2 weeks of a hamstring pull. I played today and after exerting myself a tad too much, I felt another pull in the same area. Guess I need a solid month before returning to any sports...

It’s been 12 days since my injury first 3-5 day the pain was there only in a seated position when i lay down no pain or if i stand up very little pain but for the past 5-6 days i can barely walk the pain so so much now i haven left my house for 2 days now i went to a clinic they said I’ve injured the hamstring. How long should i expect this level of pain before I start the rehab process ? Also i feel like the pain goes down to the palm of my feet when i walk. Please help

I am very sad. My goals are being pushed back because I negligently didn’t warm up well before sprinting

I have a question, so i love to do yoga and gymnastics but lately my left hamstring is just not happy with me. Should i take a break the exercise I was doing was a standing split. Should i stop or should keep training the muscle?

Well explained..i did standing leg curls..felt a pop..was scared shitless as you can imagine..was in pain on the first day..was waiting for the bruising the next morning to check if it was a strain or tear. No bruising thankfully..but going to book a few sessions with the physio to reallign the fibres. Not out of the woods yet..its day 3.

Thank you so much

This is exactly the confirmation I needed. I was right 😅😊thanks ❤

I keep falling when I sprint after one month I tore my hamstring... Was it too early to play basketball and am I ever gonna be able to Sprint with out falling down?

Seeing this after already popping a anti-inflammatory 😂

Thank you so much

amazing - thank you!

I have strained the same area of my hams within 6 months. Time to recover properly.

how do I position my leg during my day? Should I keep it straight or bend? Should I sit or stand? Thank you!

Great explanation. I got a high grade 1/low,grade 2 strain while doing a 5K but it had been brewing for a while. I can’t seem to figure out my PT right now as I add more and it feels wonky and then I dial it back and I feel like I am not making as much progress as I would like. Thankfully mine is mid muscle so I hear that heals quicker. I teach tennis so it’s hard to stay off the injury.

So...I was sprinting earlier today and I felt a pop in my left ham. Immediately stopped running...not because I wanted to, just saying. Been sprinting for years, but I didn't warm up properly and have a problem with stretching on a regular basis and I'm 47 years old. Anyway...I hope I haven't seriously injured my hamstring. Let me know what you think about anything I can do.

Excellent job explaining all of this! BRAVO

Wow packed with good info

Really useful description. It’s hard to know what’s going on. You helped me understand better and the process of healing makes sense to me now. Brilliant!

Thanks, again!

Thank you for the explanation rest is important.

So I’m not sure what I have got. I was doing single leg step ups which were flute focused (loading through the heels as opposed the toes) and then oddly I have pain now when kneel, or if I’m on all fours and I back up (flexion of hamstrings), or putting socks on even, I get a sharp pain in the lower part of my hamstring right around the insertion point of the back of the knee. If I stretch through it, my tight quads become the focus and that’s where the pain is localised. But it’s really weird how it’s not healed in over a couple of months. I can perform single leg bridges with no pain whatsoever. I can perform knee rotations both internal and external rotation and no pain. I can lay on my front and perform a weightless hamstring curl, no issues. But if I kneel close to full flexion I get a gunshot style pain deep in the hamstring and then it goes. But why? I can sprint, no problems. I don’t limp around, but something causes a twang sensation. Anyone got any ideas?

Thx for the very helpful info! Sadly went too hard on leg day and pulled my hamstring 😅. But I believe it’s a minor one

Although my injury wasn't from sport, I wanted to know the science behind how my muscles will heal. Your explanation was so informative and I now understand better how to move forward. Thank you so much!

I hurt mine in Mexico doing a run. Its been over a month. For me its in the mid to upper hamstring. Not really sure whti should be doing in regards to rehab. Is ok to do lite running and work on core?

Thank you! That was so well explained.

Is it good to apply ice after 8hrs of hamstring pull?

It’s been 4 months for me . I pulled it just walking on the trail. The pain is much better now but it is still there. I love to walk and I’ve missed the whole spring / summer. Will it ever heal GEESH

Great video and actually current evidence based medicine discussed!

Very clear explanation thank you

3rd time pulling it 😂, first 2 were from sports, so during off season when my hamstrings felt decent I strengthen my legs so much with lifting. My legs felt better than they did ever. 9 months later I’m just walking and I turn and I feel the pull outta nowhere it pulls. 😂 I don’t know how that’s possible but it is what it is