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Suggest Treatment For Scar Tissue In The Hamstring Area
Question: Hi, I tore my hamstring pretty bad August last year. It has now obviously healed, but it feel's like theirs scar tissue in my hamstring where I tore it. With my football this season is affecting how fast I can run, and if I run too fast it feels like my hamstring is going tear. Any advice you can give would be very much appreciated?.
Brief Answer:
Regular exercise will help.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
After a tear the muscle heals with a scar tissue and whenever there is excessive stress it will give a feeling of stretching due to lesser elasticity and tone of muscles in the area. This can be overcome only with regular exercise to increase the muscle strength in the area. You can stress it until you start feeling a pain or stretching in the area. The capacity of the muscle to bear the stretching will build up gradually.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
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Regular exercise will help.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
After a tear the muscle heals with a scar tissue and whenever there is excessive stress it will give a feeling of stretching due to lesser elasticity and tone of muscles in the area. This can be overcome only with regular exercise to increase the muscle strength in the area. You can stress it until you start feeling a pain or stretching in the area. The capacity of the muscle to bear the stretching will build up gradually.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
I would of already strengthen my hamstring a fair bit playing a lot of tennis from October last year to March this year, and for a while I had strained my hamstring a fair bit where I think the scar tissue is. After I tore my hamstring pretty bad, a large black bruise soon formed on the back of my upper leg near where I tore my hamstring. I've done 5 weeks training of Australian Rules Football and played in all 3 games so far this season, and have run as fast as I can without tearing my hamstring. It feels like their is a fair bit of scar tissue and is weakness in my hamstring. It's impacting my performance a fair bit when playing football, and at the age of 27 I still want to perform at my best. Would surgery help to remove the scar tissue?. I'm probably going to see a very good physiotherapist to see what they can do for me.
Brief Answer:
Only physiotherapy can help.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
Surgery is not likely to help you as it will involve more of rest and inactivity for healing. Only physiotherapy can help.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Only physiotherapy can help.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
Surgery is not likely to help you as it will involve more of rest and inactivity for healing. Only physiotherapy can help.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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