[cobras100mgld]

cobras100mgld on August 19, 2005 at 11:54 pm #11188

therapist said my hammie may never heal, i've never heard of an injury never healing. is this guy just plain dumb or is there some truth to this. mike help, anyone help!!!!

[davan]

davan on August 20, 2005 at 10:39 am #48061

I hope you are getting deep tissue therapy on your hamstring, maybe even ART. If you are not getting aggressive theraoy, it is definitely a possibility.

[flow]

flow on August 20, 2005 at 1:24 pm #48062

well dude, it took about 2 years for my right hammy to not open up during an intensive sprint,  and another  year until it stopped hurting or feeling weird during and after runs.
probably it could have healed faster,  but after it opened up 7 times or something in the beginning i went on doing only weight lifting,  and one beautiful morning last winter i went down to the track and everything was ok again….
  and now i fwacked up my left hammy,  ahrg.

whatever,  i´m confident that you can get your hammy healed,  maybe it'll take more time than you want it too,  but our body is capable of somewhat everything short of flying,  so fixing a little hammy shouldn't be a deal.  now you'll  have to find out what your body needs to do the job.
good luck.

[cobras100mgld]

cobras100mgld on August 20, 2005 at 8:48 pm #48063

i am getting deep tissue massage but right now im only going to therapy once a week. dont know what ART is, maybe you can explain that one to me. i really only feel the pain when i get down in my runningback stance and stretch it. those are really the only two times i feel it and when im just starting to run. i havent tried to sprint because im scared it will futher damage it and then ill have to wait a longer period of time to heal. this has been nagging me since december then it went away for part of outdoor and its back, its really disheartining when you work so hard and an injury holds your progress….

[davan]

davan on August 20, 2005 at 11:18 pm #48064

Active Release Therapy, do a search.

[cobras100mgld]

cobras100mgld on August 21, 2005 at 7:37 pm #48065

how is it possible for an injury to never heal? doesnt make any sense at all though

[davan]

davan on August 21, 2005 at 9:33 pm #48066

It does heal (generally), just not they way you want. It will repair itself with scar tissue that can impair muscle function. The body may want to keep it from ever doing something like that again.

[Mike Young]

Mike Young on August 25, 2005 at 8:54 am #48067

All injuries can heal but usually never to the status where they would be if the injury didn't occur in the first place. That's not to say that it can't be faster, stronger, and more powerful. It just means that it will probably be less so than if it were never injured in the first place. Also, previous injuries to the musculotendonous unit are more likely to be reinjured.

As indicated above post-injury rehab is very important to ensure that the injury not only heals but heals in the correct way with minimal residual side effects.

ELITETRACK Founder

[cobras100mgld]

cobras100mgld on August 26, 2005 at 12:01 am #48068

ok thank you

[cobras100mgld]

cobras100mgld on September 26, 2005 at 4:21 am #48069

quick update……apparently my leg has healed because i do not feel it at all.  it does feel weaker than normal but other than that it doesnt bother me.  i may have asked this before but i cant really remember…..it is possible that i have lost my speed or is it still there….thanks

[Mike Young]

Mike Young on October 11, 2005 at 12:45 am #48070

I had a severe hamstring pull and an ankle reconstruction within a couple months of each other and never ran within 0.3 of my 100m pr again. In most cases though people tend to recover to equal or better than before the injury as long as the injury wasn't extremely severe, it healed properly and you do appropriate training.

ELITETRACK Founder