Ouch, I did it again

[shotochem]

Ive tried extra stretching,warming up,warming down, stretching before and after training.

 

I pulled another muscle its the big one on the top of the thigh near the hip and downward.

 

Does anyone have any helpful remedies on speeding up the healing I have taken almost a week off of training and it feels better but not quite rite around the hip area. Has anyone had the same problem?

 

I guess Im just getting old ..... :eek:

 

 

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light stretching,

 

dont go all out, ecspecailly in those air kicks, always jog b4 you train, always start to go 70% of your ability, then work your way up, if it hurts then stop

 

take it easy, and there is no way of really speeding up the process of healing when it is a muscle problem

 

let nature take its course, and dont do anything stupid

[shotochem]

This may sound a little dumb, but Ive never pulled anything quite this badly, how do you know when you are healed completely? Im at the point where I dont feel pain but it feels like I have a giant Knot

 

in the muscle. Should I start to stretch carefully or give it a couple of more days?

 

Thanx

 

 

[Jack]

Shotochem, I've pulled my hamstring twice in the last 2 weeks. Immediately after you injur, you're supposed to stop and then use the RICE method of treatment for a few days, before using warmth (bath/shower). Try taking a hot shower then stretching gently. Sit in a V and lean slightly to one knee so you feel the muscle lengthen, but not at full strength and remain there for ten seconds. Do the same on the other side. Then put your legs infront of you next to each other, and lean forwards gently for 10 to stretch hamstrings some more, then grab the balls of the feet and gently pull up for a further ten seconds to get the calfs and hamstring. Now, do some gentle Quadricep stretches (It sounds like you've pulled the Quadricep) like lifting your leg so your foot touches your butt, holding onto the foot and stretching gently. I don't know a whole lot of Quadricep stretches however, so I recomend looking them up on a search engine.

 

Remember to keep the stretching very light, don't worry about how far you're leaning, just make sure you have a slight stretch feeling, breath deeply, and do this once or twice each day for a week. Ease yourself back into training, but be everso gentle and careful.

 

Good luck!

 

 

[YODA]

Sounds like you've pulled your Psoas Major - the hip flexor.

 

I think you should go see a good sports physiotherapist. He/She will do in 20 minutes what your body will take 3 weeks to do.

 

 

[shotochem]

Thanks for the advice, Im going to take it easy for a few more days if it doesnt improve

 

then I guess Ill have to visit the doc. Im getting training withdrawls.

 

Hey I could work on my punching this week!!!

 

 

[SaiFightsMS]

My theory is the giant knot feeling is a combination of muscle spasm, waste products of the involved tissues, and adhesions. Sometimes things get all bound up together and a mass actually does form. Stretching alone does not get rid of it. There are some very nasty things physical therapists do to you in the process of breaking it down. I had a lovely experience in a rehab unit about a dozen years agol

 

 

[KickChick]

I agree with Yoda ..... have it checked out professionally. Sounds like much more than a hamstring or quad pull .... Yeouch!! ...

 

Good Luck!

 

 

[YODA]

Hip Flexor pulls can be serious - hence my advice. Every time you lift your leg you use the hip flexor! I reckon a combo of manipulation & maybe some ultrasound is needed.

 

 

[TKD_McGee]

Epsom Salt, First Aid Oinkment, and Alcohol are a martial artists best friends...

 

If your muscle really hurts, right after the injury rub it.. heat does wonders..