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Mr. 300

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Jun 27, 2010 10:22 AM
The oldest (14) pulled the hammy last night during his game. He played on it the rest of the game, and was in pain by the time we got home.

We iced the leg for 45 minutes when we got home, but now what?? Do we ice and use heat both or just ice???
Jun 27, 2010 10:22am
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Jun 27, 2010 10:23 AM
Sorry to hear that bro. Can't help ya but I hope he has a speedy recovery.
Jun 27, 2010 10:23am
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Jun 27, 2010 10:27 AM
I don't think you want to use heat...I would just keep icing it, keep it elevated and wrap it up tightly. It will take a few weeks to get back to 100%
Jun 27, 2010 10:27am
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Jun 27, 2010 10:30 AM
Depending on the severity it could take a looooooooonnnnngggg time and he could be at risk of pulling it again. Rest is the best medicine.
Jun 27, 2010 10:30am
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Jun 27, 2010 10:30 AM
wes_mantooth;402726 wrote:I don't think you want to use heat...I would just keep icing it, keep it elevated and wrap it up tightly. It will take a few weeks to get back to 100%
That's what sucks....he has a game tomorrow and if they win, they'll possibly be back in the championship. Plus football lifting/training 4 days a week. Gonna be tough to keep him down. how do you wrap it??? Tape or flex
Jun 27, 2010 10:30am
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Jun 27, 2010 10:35 AM
When I pulled muscles during bball or baseball, I always used that flex stuff
Jun 27, 2010 10:35am
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Jun 27, 2010 10:38 AM
no heat for the first 72 hours, then you can alternate heat and ice...but it is very important to ice 5 time a day for 20 minutes at a time now since the injury was recent
Jun 27, 2010 10:38am
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Jun 27, 2010 10:39 AM
Also, some people use those compression shorts to help with hammys.....like under armour
Jun 27, 2010 10:39am
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Jun 27, 2010 10:39 AM
OneBuckeye;402730 wrote:Depending on the severity it could take a looooooooonnnnngggg time and he could be at risk of pulling it again. Rest is the best medicine.

Yeah. It depends on the level of the strain. 1st degree could take anywhere from a week to week and a half. 2nd degree could take 2-3 weeks. 3rd degree could take up to month and a half or two months. If you need to hurry up the process you might want to take him somewhere where he can get some ultrasound or electrical stim
Jun 27, 2010 10:39am
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Jun 27, 2010 11:10 AM
I tore my hamstring last summer playing softball. The main thing I want to stress that my physical therapist stressed to me was that during re-cooperation, it's important that you don't do very difficult stretches. It's going to feel like you want to stretch it like you normally do before a game or a run, but just small, low-intensity stretches and exercises are what you want to do until you're further into the rehabilitation process. I'm not sure how bad your son's hamstring is, but that was a big part of mine... If you stretch it too hard while rehabbing, you could tear it before you actually get back on a field, or just prepare it to be pulled or torn again. I was told if you re-tear a hamstring, it'll give you problems the rest of your life.

Good luck! I was out of full-out sprinting and activity for about 3-4 months. I was able to start jogging lightly an running 5k's about a month or two into it.
Jun 27, 2010 11:10am
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Jun 27, 2010 1:24 PM
R.I.C.E.

Rest Ice Compression Elevation. Also taking an anti-inflammatory is clutch. I pulled my quad a month ago. I was out about a week. It still hurts but good enough to go. Gotta be very persistent with the treatment above.

Also, if he wants to go to physical therapy he can get that ultrasound treatment which will break up that imflammation and speed recovery.
Jun 27, 2010 1:24pm
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Jun 27, 2010 2:35 PM
he says on a scale of 1-10, the pain level is 3-5 when walking around the house.
Jun 27, 2010 2:35pm
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Jun 27, 2010 2:39 PM
He needs to have it looked at and ultrasounded. This isn't something that you want to leave to chance.
Jun 27, 2010 2:39pm
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Jun 27, 2010 2:49 PM
Yeah, get it looked at. Not worth it being a problem for months.
Jun 27, 2010 2:49pm
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Jun 27, 2010 8:37 PM
He will probably want to rest it tomorrow, to be honest. He can push that 3-5 to a 10 in a hurry if he doesn't.
Jun 27, 2010 8:37pm