High hamstring tendon pain
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High hamstring tendon pain
Postby Bentnose » Sat Nov 19, 2011 4:25 pm
Does anybody have any experience with a similar injury and the time taken to heal?
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Re: High hamstring tendon pain
Postby foo on patrol » Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:06 pm
I have had twinges there in the past but have relieved the pain through stretching.
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Re: High hamstring tendon pain
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Re: High hamstring tendon pain
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Re: High hamstring tendon pain
Postby foo on patrol » Sat Nov 19, 2011 7:28 pm
When I was riding at my best but not at peak fitness, I found it painfull to walk down stairs but my legs were always tight and
bordering on painfull climbing stairs.
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Re: High hamstring tendon pain
Postby toolonglegs » Sat Nov 19, 2011 7:40 pm
I got it a little bit (amongst all my other issues)...for me a good piriformis type stretch seems to help a lot.Seemed to disappear quite quickly.
But I think the cyclingnews article said there is an issue with tendonitis in that area.
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Re: High hamstring tendon pain
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Re: High hamstring tendon pain
Postby anth73 » Thu Nov 24, 2011 1:11 pm
Pain like you suggest is normally related to a saddle height that's a touch too high. You may want to drop your saddle 1mm to 3mm and see how you go with that.
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Re: High hamstring tendon pain
Postby sumgy » Thu Nov 24, 2011 3:14 pm
It may also be that your saddle is too far back as well.
As always I recommend that you take a look at Steve Hogg's website .
Read these topics in this order:
The right side bias
Seat Height, how hard can it be
Seat set back for road bikes
Addendum to road pedals, which are best
Power to the Pedal - Cleat Position
Foot Correction Part 1
Also read "Perspectives on Fitting".
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Re: High hamstring tendon pain
Postby Bentnose » Fri Nov 25, 2011 6:15 am
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Re: High hamstring tendon pain
Postby UpDownUp » Sun Dec 04, 2011 3:21 pm
1. Significantly reduce or stop the activity causing the irritation for a couple of weeks (ie rest). Leave it alone at this stage - no stretching.
2. When the irritation and pain has reduced do some stretching around the hip / buttocks and maybe some core work too.
3. More rest and some icing after activity if it becomes irritated again.
You really do NOT want this injury to become chronic as injured / irritated tendons can be hard to get free of. Cortisone, blood injections (PRP), shock therapy are things that I've heard of being used in more severe and chronic cases.
Good luck.
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Re: High hamstring tendon pain
Postby Bentnose » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:20 pm
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Re: High hamstring tendon pain
Postby sumgy » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:30 pm
Good that you have managed to treat the result.Bentnose wrote:I'm still off the bike, so still resting, my sore back turned into an extremely tight and painful illiotibial band on the RHS. I was in extreme constant pain for about 96 hours and pain killers didn't help. Lots of Physio, rest and eventually some stretches and using a tennis ball on the pressure points along with Voltaren has ended up with almost full movement and limited disconfort. Visiting the Physio again tomorrow and hope to go for a gentle easy ride on Friday; tendons take a very long time to heal.
But the important thing is now to treat the cause (which I reckon will be bike fit).
Unless you do this, you will end up back where you started.
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Re: High hamstring tendon pain
Postby Bentnose » Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:03 pm
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Re: High hamstring tendon pain
Postby Joelzeb » Tue Dec 13, 2011 12:00 am
$50 from your local Physio. You will not regret it. inf. massages no charge.
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