How to gain flexibility in your hamstrings

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7980557 tn?1395954094 You should rest, ice and elevate the leg and compress the muscle with an elastic bandage . Don't put ice directly on your skin put a towel on then the ice. Is it the quadriceps muscles that's in the front of your leg or the Hamstrings that's in the back of the thigh? You should see your doctor to check it!! http://livehealthy.chron.com/stretch-thigh-muscles-3487.html http://livehealthy.chron.com/exercise-done-barre-warm-up-large-thigh-muscles-6398.html http://livehealthy.chron.
Avatar f tn Static stretching before a workout good. What it does is force the target muscle to relax, it makes it weaker. The result, is a strength imbalance that can occur between opposing muscle groups. An example is stretching your hamstrings causes them to become weaker than your quadriceps. And that could make you more prone to muscle strains, pulls, and tears.
Avatar m tn Wait -- did you just start running, or have you stepped it up in preparation for some kind of competition? If you've just started running, obviously you're running way too far too soon. Whatever you're doing, it's obviously too soon and your body isn't prepared for it. It might not even be a form of exercise your body takes well to. Listen to your body. It's talking to you. I think it's saying, hey, stop!
Avatar m tn I went to a doctor and was told it is not Sciatica, and that it is a muscle issue and that stretching therapy to improve my flexibility in my hamstrings, and strengthin my core will help rectify the problem. They also said that poor posture for the 47 years of my life is a contributing factor. Can anybody shed some light on this and some possible remedies?
Avatar f tn Stretch all the muscles that work at your various joints, not just the ones that feel tight. An example, if you stretch your hamstrings, make sure to also stretch your quadriceps and gluteal muscles, and your inner and outer thighs. Stretching is most effective when you hold your muscle at its longest length for 15 seconds to one minute or longer. Relax into your stretch, and do not bounce. Yoga is an effective practice for maximally stretching the muscles throughout your body.
Avatar n tn Fold forward over your straight legs to stretch your hamstrings. Maintain each stretch for 20 to 30 seconds. Perform your flexibility exercises every day.
Avatar m tn Have u looked into alternative treatment such as EFT, footzoning, iridology? I wish u and ur grandfather the utmost best!!!!!!
Avatar m tn My pain started about 3-4 months ago with mild hamstring pain in both legs. It was a dull sometime shooting pain. I had very little flexibility in my hamstrings until I stretched them. The pain has become more extreme and is now hurting in my lower legs (shin splints and ankle), hips, butt, hamstrings etc. The pain was in both legs but now is 90% in my right leg. Its at its worst in the am when I wake up and pretty much never feels 100% even after NSAIDs.
Avatar m tn I believe it is in part due to patellar mistracking. I have been working on flexibility in my hamstrings and quads, as well as strengthening my VMO, since it is weaker than the outer quad muscles. I have been doing wall sits to strengthen my VMO, since squats are too painful and leg extensions agrivate the condition. However, these excersizes seem to do little to help with the pain, even though I have been doing them for at least 6 months now.
Avatar f tn I have had some pretty bad hip pain as well, especially my right hip, I am not sure if it is related to the spastiity or how I am shifting my weight to from the leg weakness.(my right side is stronger than my left.) I tried oral Baclofen, but I couldn't handle the side effects. I have been taking Flexeril, but my neuro wrote my new script for the wrong dose and I have been under dosed.
Avatar m tn With continuous focused training and physical exercise you will gain strength in the back of leg. The hamstrings aid in flexion at the the knee joint and the three chief muscles involved are semitendinosus, semimembranosus and biceps femoris. The calf muscles are gastrocnemius, soleus and plataris which are strong flexors at the ankle joint. Physiotherapist will also be useful to design a schedule for flexing at your knee joint and ankle joint. Take care!
Avatar f tn What is the best way to stay in shape and gain good weight for the baby and not too much weight where when you deliver youll be completely overweight yourself.
Avatar f tn Hello Dear, Many people suffer with tight hamstrings. Most of the time they will not cause a problem but can be more prone to bad tears Massage can help in loosening tight muscles The following exercises will help you- 1 Sit on the floor with both legs out straight. Extend your arms and reach forward by bending at the waist as far as possible while keeping your knees straight. Hold this position for 10 seconds. Relax. Repeat.
Avatar f tn I'm not very good at metrics so I converted 56 kg and come up with between 120-129 lb. That's not ideal but I've seen a lot more weight stacked onto a 5' body. You don't mention your body make up; eg: you say you have really big thighs. Are the muscular, a bit flabby, or littered with cellulite? You also didn't mention your age. Losing weight and/or contouring your body is really not that difficult but it does take time.
Avatar f tn Well im big into zumba and when I got pregnant my doctor said thats a great workout that it wouldnt hurt to keep doing it but just in moderation. If ur body is used to working out it shouldnt be an issue to continue.
Avatar m tn I have flexibility issues in almost all of my joints (Knees, elbow, wrist, ankle). Coincidentally, all the joints in the right side of my body are worse. I cannot squat as the back of my feet cannot touch my butt, my hand cannot touch my shoulder, cannot do pushup as wrist will hurt a lot. I have done xrays but doctor said my xrays are fine. Went through physiotherapy but joints flexibility does not improve no matter how much i stretched.
Avatar f tn Eating an extra 500 to 1,000 calories a day can help you gain 1 to 2 pounds a week, according to dietitian Elena Blanco-Schumacher, which is considered a healthy and reasonable rate of weight gain. Most adult women need 1,600 to 2,400 calories a day to maintain their weight, so a weight gain meal plan for women should contain 2,100 to 3,400 calories a day. Keeping a food diary to track your usual intake before starting can help you determine your individual calorie needs for weight gain.
Avatar f tn I use to work out 5 days a week and in good shape. I had a leg injury, they said, to my hamstrings that caused swelling and do to no activity, I gained weight. But the thing is, the swelling is still in my legs, right under both knees, on the inside .. the injury was 2 1/2 years ago. They said it was just fat, but some days my legs are swollen more, to my knowledge fat does not swell one day and not the next! I have no energy and now facing 195lbs when I normally am 140 - 145lbs ...
1697806 tn?1339083319 ll get the best results from your workout by either training the whole body in a single workout or concentrating only on the upper body in one session and the lower body in another. There are advantages to each setup, but both are better than trying to iso- late one muscle group in a single session. Concentrate on lifts that involve lots of muscles at once, such as squats, deadlifts, presses, rows, and pullups. STRETCH EAT REGULARLY You should be wolfing down five to six small meals a day.
1204528 tn?1588786333 Out of no where I started feeling this intense pain that starts from between my hamstrings and my butt and sometimes goes down to my foot. It's been about 3 months and it hasn't got better. I've been taking anti inflammatory meds, it's works for a while but when the effect wears off the pain comes back. I didn't have an accident, bruise or anything. A doctor told me it's sciatica, but I am not sure.
Avatar f tn MangalS, How did your initial injury happen? Was it your shoulder that was injured or your spine? Or both? What was the MRI examining? What areas of the body? As far as physical therapy, depending on the injury, it can and often does make things worse for awhile before you see any benefit, but if you have been going for a year, and things are worsening, it would be a good idea to see your doctor again and get reevaluated.
4437866 tn?1388119624 The mother should be in a comfortable place, sitting or reclining in a way that gives access to the skin around the vagina. It can be done for up to 10 minutes a day during the last four weeks of pregnancy. Wash hands thoroughly. Ensure there are no sharp or long nails that may scratch the mother. Locate the perineum, directly below the vagina. It is the skin between the vagina and the anus. Apply some cold pressed and pure oil (such as olive oil) to this skin.
4309115 tn?1357606283 I f your health in general is good, you will recover from the flu and be ready to start your treatment. Personally. I always listen to my body and respect that. If you are on triple tx with incivek, that is a big whammy on the body, to initiate. I was on boceprevir so I had a 4 week lead in period. I hardly noticed the meds the first week. If you have flexibility and need to delay your start, do that. I had done so much work to get to the starting pt., that I was pretty gung- ho to begin.
20893158 tn?1579358911 Well, because you don't have to run to be healthy, there isn't an answer to your question. All forms of movement are good and it's movement that provides the benefit, not one particular form of it. Moving fast, as with running, does give benefits moving more slowly, as with walking, don't, such as moving toxins and nutrients through your body and out -- the more you sweat, the more you excrete, etc.
Avatar m tn I'm a 27 year old male. I have returned to gymnastics after 3 years out and find that I get severe cramp in the arches of my feet. It seems to occur if I point my toes too hard and for long periods of time. My feet don't seem to be as flexible as they used to be as I used to have a much better toe point before. As I have to train in barefeet, I've also noticed that they can get quite cold sometimes. Can anyone help?
Avatar f tn This may be a crazy question, but I'm trying to figure out my summer and chemo! Is there 'wiggle' room with the chemo treatments? or do you have to go on the same day every three weeks? My six weeks is almost up and I need to get started and want to do it on Fridays so that I'll have the week-end to recover, but 4th of July falls on the Friday that I would get my second treatment and I'm assuming that they don't do chemo on that day. Thanks for any info.