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  Foam rolling injured hamstring?

  Posted by LillyBilly on August 24, 2013 at 5:28 am

  Hello all 🙂

  I've injured my hamstring about two months ago during a too intense stretching session. I limped for about a week and a half afterwards. Now I don't feel my hamstring during my daily activities, but I do feel it when I stretch, so I try to work gently with it.

  I wanted to know whether it is OK to foam roll the muscle before stretching it, or it could aggravate the injury at this stage.

  LillyBilly replied 11 years, 3 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
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  chemgoddess1

  Member

  August 24, 2013 at 9:57 am

  When I injured mine the only thing that helped me to walk was to get a deep tissue massage.  I do not see how this could harm, but I also am not a doctor.

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  JHvet1

  Member

  August 24, 2013 at 10:58 am

  I did the same thing practicing for splits.
  For me it was only rest that healed it completely. For months it was only a niggle, not enough to stop me exercising but it just wasn’t going away. And would really hurt if I tried to stretch it. A couple of weeks of more less complete rest, certainly nothing high impact, and it was fine.

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  Veena

  Administrator

  August 24, 2013 at 11:48 am

  Foam rolling can be amazing for muscle strains!

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  LillyBilly

  Member

  August 24, 2013 at 12:14 pm

  Thanks guys, I will incorporate it into my routine 🙂

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