May 22, 2012
Diet & Fitness Exercise Hamstring Strain playing Basketball
Hamstring Strain playing Basketball |
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Dear Ask The Doctor: I recently played basketball and I thing I strained my hamstring in my left leg. I was wondering what can I do to help get it to heal Dear Alphonso: Any muscle strain or muscle pull or even a muscle tear implies damage to a muscle or its attaching tendons. The time of healing varies from patient to patient and also depends on the severity of the injury.The conservative treatment consists of: initially, protection, rest, ice, compression, and elevation (known as the PRICE formula) can help the affected muscle and also maintaining the strained muscle in a stretched position. Heat can be applied when the swelling has lessened, anti-inflammatory drugs (i.e.: Aleve), rest the strained muscle and avoid the activities that caused the strain and other activities that are painful. A Physical Therapy program for 4-6 weeks must be followed and practice at home the stretching exercises above all. The healing time and conditions for each patient are different. |
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