Re: pain in hamstrings - quads

January 31, 2007

,

No pain here. But I work out 6 days a week, have done so for quite

awhile now. The exercise has really made me very limber. I had a back

fusion 5 years ago too, very successful, matter of fact, after the PT

for that, I hit the major exercise bandwagon - with great results.

~ Gretchen

January 31, 2007

I have been getting those now that I have started exercising, but I am hoping

with continued exercising and stretching, that will start to go away. Last night

I could not even straighten my leg out becuase I had such a bad charley horse in

my hamstrings and had to stretch it out to get it to calm down.

January 31, 2007

When my legs are too active/achey at night (jimmy legs) it is often from

tightness in the hamstrings.

I do a stretch that targets the lower hamstring. Standing on steps (holding the

railing) I drop one heal below the step - leaving the ball of the foot on the

step holding the weight. I do this one heal at a time for about a minute - just

enough to feel the

tightness in the hamstring release and stretch a little.

For the upper hamstring I use a towel or yoga strap. I lay comfortably in bed

-flat. I raise 1 leg strait but not rigid - don't lock the knees - and I gently

pull the raised leg up towards the head of the bed/ towards the torso. This can

be done also by sitting with one leg stretched out strait the other bent - bring

your torso

gently to the thigh of the strait leg. This way must be done carefully to

insure that you don't pull your back.

When I was good about exercising I had to do these stretches BOTH before and

after working out.

Good Luck/Health,

Chris

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