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What Can I Do For Hamstring And How Long It Will Take To Recover ?
I pulled my hamstring and was wondering how long until I can get back to dancing? Im 15 and am quite flexible and the splits was easy but then about 3 weeks ago at dance I did the splits to fast and I heard a pop sound and felt a tear that was right underneath my bum cheek at my upper hamstring and I have been in pain since then but its getting better. It hurts to walk on a bit but more when i try to stretch it out and now i m loosing my flexibilty.. What can I do to get back into the splits and how long will it take?
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hi;
Injuries to hamstring may take more than 2weeks to heal.Give cold compressions ;take a pain killer as prescribed by your doctor ;give rest to the leg & don't try to stretch.Exact time to get back to routine is difficult to know but even if you want to try any exerting please do it only after 4 weeks.
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Injuries to hamstring may take more than 2weeks to heal.Give cold compressions ;take a pain killer as prescribed by your doctor ;give rest to the leg & don't try to stretch.Exact time to get back to routine is difficult to know but even if you want to try any exerting please do it only after 4 weeks.
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Hi, Welcome to Healthcaremagic!
Probably you had suffered from a muscle pull or rarely tear. Tears heal but you require rest, analgesics & muscle relaxants; sometimes there may be fibrosis in injured area which in future may lead to loss of flexibility or some problem in dance. Its better to consult an orthopedic specialist ASAP for a timely evaluation.
Good luck.
Probably you had suffered from a muscle pull or rarely tear. Tears heal but you require rest, analgesics & muscle relaxants; sometimes there may be fibrosis in injured area which in future may lead to loss of flexibility or some problem in dance. Its better to consult an orthopedic specialist ASAP for a timely evaluation.
Good luck.
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