Tag: Hamstring

Knee clicking happens when gas bubbles in the joints pop. This isn’t a major concern, but sometimes, it might be from overuse and tissue buildup. Runner’s knee may shift the kneecap out of place and cause clicking, while arthritis roughens up the joints and leads to friction. If you tear the meniscus, the cartilage might move into the joint. Injuring the ACL will also cause a pop. For strong knees, work the quads, hamstrings, and IT band in the knee.

A sharp pain at the back of your thigh when you jump, run, bend, or climb could signal a pulled hamstring. Hamstring injuries are divided into three grades of severity. Grade 1 injury symptoms include pain, tenderness, and some swelling but movement is usually normal. A grade 2 injury leaves you with pain, tenderness, and weakness along with bruises and swelling. A grade 3 injury is severe and the sharp pain and swelling may begin almost simultaneously.

OTC pain killers or steroidal injections for a pulled hamstring are not safe for you in the long run. Natural ways to treat a pulled hamstring starts with making changes to your diet as well as lifestyle. While recovering from a hamstring injury it is best to include a lot of healing foods in the diet for their anti-inflammatory benefits. The right amount of hydration, sleep and exercise can also help in speeding up the recovery process.

Stretches provide instant relaxation and relieve any stress in the muscles. Some stretches can be done when you are still in bed to get instant relief from the day's stress or prepping yourself up for the long day. Some of these include side quad, happy baby, fish, cobra, reclining hamstring, spine twist, and knee to chest back stretch.

Hamstring injuries are categorized into three grades depending on the severity of the injury: grade 1, grade2, and grade 3 strain. Hamstring injuries generally affect the muscles, knee, and tendons. The common symptoms include sharp pain, swelling, tenderness, painful knee movements, discomfort while sitting, difficulty in balancing your weight, and limping. In chronic injuries, you will feel pain while sitting, running, and bending. Avoid strenuous activities if you have a hamstring injury as it can worsen them.

Injury during workout happens when we don't follow proper postures and alignments and stress ourselves against our limits, either gradually or explosively. According to...

Hamstrings refer to the two groups of tendons behind your knees or, more commonly, the three muscles extending down the back of your thighs,...

Your hamstrings include 3 muscles that run along the back of your thighs, from the pelvis to the top of your lower legs. If you...

Lunges activate the hamstrings, quadriceps, glutes, calves, lower back and abdominal muscles, and improve balance and coordination. Stand with feet a few inches apart. Step forward with one foot, then bend the front knee until it’s at a 90 degree angle. Pull the front foot back to complete one rep. Advanced variations include walking, reverse, step-up, slider, and backpack lunges.

Strong hamstrings improve your overall strength, flexibility, balance and boost athletic performance. Reverse Hyper is a great beginner exercise for someone with weak hamstrings. Exercises like split squats, Russian leg curl and single leg deadlift can quickly improve hamstring strength. Sliding leg curls strengthen both knee flexion and hip extensions at the same time.

Sitting for long hours shortens hamstring muscles. This along with weak abdominal muscles causes an anterior pelvic tilt which further stiffens the hamstrings. Warm up and hold short stretches repeatedly to increase hamstring flexibility. Stretch interconnected calf and hip muscles. Practise standing, floor and foam exercises to increase your hamstring flexibility.

A desk job can lower metabolism, weaken muscles, affect your organs and lower the heart’s capacity to pump. Leg swings (forward and sideways), squats, football drills, windmill, hamstring and hip stretches are exercises that will help flex muscles, improve heart rate, loosen the glutes, hamstring and hips. Walking more and using the stairs can also help.

We have all been there at some point: snow blocking the roads, sick child at home that needs pampering, car is in the shop,...