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Hamstring Injuries Symptoms, Causes Ways to
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• A hamstring is a group of three muscles that runs
  along the back of the thigh. These three muscles
  start at the bottom form the pelvis, run along
  the back of the thigh, cross the knee joint and
  ends at the lower leg. Hamstrings play a crucial
  role in activities that require us to bend our
  knees running, climbing or jumping.
• So role and activity of hamstrings are higher in
  sports that involve these activities and
  incidentally, the majority of the hamstring
  injuries happen in sports.

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Hamstring Injuries Symptoms, Causes Ways to
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Hamstring Injuries Symptoms, Causes Ways to
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• What are the types of hamstring injuries?
• Hamstring injuries, in general, can be classified
  into strains and contusions. While strains result
  in hamstring muscle damage, rupture and tear,
  contusions occur when an external force hits the
  muscle from outside leading to swelling, pain,
  stiffness or restricted range of motion.
• The hamstring strain injuries are classified
  based on their severity.
• Minor pull or strain to the hamstring is
  classified as grade-1,
• partial muscle tear as grade-2 and complete
  muscle tear is classified as a grade-3 hamstring
  injury,
• According to Dr Chirag Patel, the top orthopaedic
  doctor in Mumbai.

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Hamstring Injuries Symptoms, Causes Ways to
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• What causes hamstring injury?
• A most common cause of hamstring injury is the
  extra stretch suffered by the hamstring when it
  is not exactly expecting one. This can happen
  during explosive movements while sprinting,
  jumping or taking a sudden turn in sports like
  football.

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Hamstring Injuries Symptoms, Causes Ways to
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Hamstring Injuries Symptoms, Causes Ways to
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• Common causes of hamstring injuries as broadly
  classified by knee specialists in Mumbai are the
  following
• Muscle tightness Sports alone are not the cause
  of hamstring injuries. Even regular activities
  can cause hamstring pull or strain when the
  muscle is tight. Skipping daily hamstring
  stretches sets up for this type of hamstring
  injury.
• Muscle imbalance In the majority of people,
  quads overpower the hamstrings as they are far
  more developed than hamstrings. This muscle
  imbalance particularly shows up during sports or
  explosive activities leading to a hamstring
  injury.

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Hamstring Injuries Symptoms, Causes Ways to
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Hamstring Injuries Symptoms, Causes Ways to
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• Common causes of hamstring injuries
• Poor conditioning  Regular sitting for more than
  8 hours atrophies the hamstring muscles and lack
  of conditioning makes them weak susceptible to
  hamstring pulls and strains at the first sight of
  trouble.
• Muscle overload Even when the body is
  sufficiently conditioned muscle overload can
  happen when hamstring muscles stretched beyond
  their capability in the gym during resistance
  training.

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Hamstring Injuries Symptoms, Causes Ways to
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Hamstring Injuries Symptoms, Causes Ways to
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• Ways to prevent Hamstring Injury
• The fastest way to recover from a hamstring
  injury is to consult an orthopaedic doctor or
  knee specialist in Mumbai as soon as possible.
  But the most effective way to avoid hamstring
  injury is to prevent it altogether. Following is
  how you do it
• Always stretch before exercise  Dynamic
  stretching should be mandatory before
  participating in any sports, strenuous activity.
  Always stretch your hamstrings before your
  workouts to keep them prepared for the
  adversities ahead.

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Hamstring Injuries Symptoms, Causes Ways to
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• More hamstring stretches in exercise
  regimen Given we all spend more than 8 hours
  sitting, everyone is advised to focus on
  incorporating more hamstring stretched to improve
  flexibility. Keeping our hamstrings supple with
  stretches drastically reduces the possibility of
  a hamstring injury.
• Increase the intensity slowly Stretch and
  exercise do improve hamstring mobility but it
  must be remembered to increase the intensity
  gradually without abruptly jumping into high
  intensive activities.

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Hamstring Injuries Symptoms, Causes Ways to
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Hamstring Injuries Symptoms, Causes Ways to
Prevent

• If you are encountering frequent hamstring
  strains air pull-ups even after adopting the
  above measures then it is advised to consult an
  expert orthopaedic doctor to know the inherent
  cause. If you are in Mumbai and are looking for
  best orthopaedic doctor in Mumbai, you can
  contact Dr Chirag Patel here https//www.drpatelc
  hirag.com/contact.php

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