Hamstring Injury

[Hedgender]

Hi all
I have gone and got myself a Hamstring injury playing veterans 5 a side ( I know silly old fart )
It is taking a while to heal......thing is would it be ok to do some gentle cycling ? ( my passion :-) )
or should I rest it completely ?
Any input would be appreciated as its doin my ed in innit
Regards John aka the silly old fart !

 

[ianrauk]

What does your doctor say?

 

[Hedgender]

Well ......RICE.....Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation
However I have heard/been told that gentle ?? cycling might help ?

 

[ianrauk]

Rest is just that....

 

[Hedgender]

Bugger !!
Will have to get out the Scrabble board :-(

 

[JoeyB]

How long ago did you do it?

I tore my hamstring for the first time a couple of months back. Whilst I didn't play football for about three weeks (could have been less but can't quite remember) I was able to ride on it after about 10 days. It felt a bit tight at first but was ok after about 10 mins. I would have struggled on steep hills but was able to spin up easily enough on the flat stuff. It took a couple of games before I started to get the confidence back to give 100% in challenges / stretches for the ball etc

 

[Spoked Wheels]

I did my hamstring at the beginning of the summer and I rode after about 3 weeks I think. I read some info on the net and it said rest is the most important part, ice is not always advisable specially at the beginning.

I still feel the hamstring is tight and I have to do stretches before I ride.

 

[Hedgender]

Tore the hamstring 4 weeks ago just seems to be taking forever ( I know I`m impatient ! ) I have been stretching etc and it does seem as though there is a slight improvement ...........fingers crossed !
I am going to have a gentle spin in the next few days see how it goes ( I need my fix ! )
Thanks for all the comments etc