If you are a big sports fan, you have probably noticed that one of the most common injuries for athletes to sustain while playing is a “hamstring pull,” but if you have never had a hamstring pull of your own, you may not know what this entails, and you may not know what to do in order to fix it. When someone refers to the “hamstring,” of course, they are referring to a collection of muscles that runs down the backs of your thighs; when you get a hamstring strain – which is more commonly called a hamstring pull – you will feel something “pop” in that area at the back of your leg, and you will likely feel immediate pain.

A hamstring pull is most likely to occur when you are playing sports or doing physical activity, and because of this, many people decide to try to “play through the pain,” but this is the worst thing you can do; if you feel something pull in your hamstring, you should immediately stop participating in the sport you are playing and should instead get off your feet and apply ice to your hamstring.

Due to the fact that the muscles in your leg will feel tight, you may think that the best thing to do is to “stretch it out,” but as soon as your muscle is strained in this way, your body will immediately go to work trying to repair it, and stretching your hamstring will be counterproductive to your body’s aims.

And be sure to keep ice on your hamstring whenever you can, and also do your best to stay off your feet as much as possible; as long as you keep your leg straight and do not put too much strain on your hamstring muscles, your body will eventually be able to heal this problem on its own – and you will be back on your feet and out playing sports again in no time at all!

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