Walk or ride a stationary bike for 5 to 10 minutes.
Floor hamstring exercises.
Engage your arms to push away from the ground to help lift your lower half as high as possible.
Lower back down to the ground to return to the starting position keeping your left leg lifted.
The hamstrings a collection of three muscles extending from your sit bones to the backs of your knees are among the most frequently injured muscles in sports.
A study on nfl players reported 1 716 hamstring injuries over a 10 year period which breaks down to roughly five or six injuries per team per season.
Lie on your back on the floor.
This tightness can contribute to lower back pain.
Below are a number of progressively more difficult hamstring exercises.
Bend both legs so your feet rest on the floor.
Start lying on back with knees bent and feet flat on the floor hip width apart.
This will help prevent an injury.
They should always be done pain free.
Warm up before you stretch and exercise.
How do i perform stretching exercises.
Hamstring stretch with a towel.
Ask your healthcare provider how often to do these stretches.
Move the foot on the floor slightly farther away from your butt.
Where you start and how fast you progress will depend on how bad your injury is and how long ago it was injured.
Engage core then press into heels and squeeze glutes to raise hips until body forms a.
For more details on how to progress visit our hamstring strain rehabilitation program.