Velocity5
League 2
This is in hope that there are some physical therapists that browse this thread:
I have been an avid competitor in Taekwondo (a form of martial arts) for many years. I have had my share of injuries which eventually would go away with time. The most chronic has been my hamstrings though. I know how to properly warm up, stretch, etc having been taught and advised by very experienced coaches and athletes.
I noticed as of late though that my injuries have been occurring at an odd point when I am working out and sparring.
The hamstring is not pulling on the extensive but on the initial push off.
Example: From a fighting stance, right leg in front, left leg behind and slightly off a linear position. As I raise my left leg in a explosive smooth motion, knee still bent, the hamstring has strained and pulled at this point, not when I straighten the leg extending the muscle?
Any ideas?
I think that my hamstrings never healed properly from prior years when I pulled the same muscles, hence, the problem...
I have been an avid competitor in Taekwondo (a form of martial arts) for many years. I have had my share of injuries which eventually would go away with time. The most chronic has been my hamstrings though. I know how to properly warm up, stretch, etc having been taught and advised by very experienced coaches and athletes.
I noticed as of late though that my injuries have been occurring at an odd point when I am working out and sparring.
The hamstring is not pulling on the extensive but on the initial push off.
Example: From a fighting stance, right leg in front, left leg behind and slightly off a linear position. As I raise my left leg in a explosive smooth motion, knee still bent, the hamstring has strained and pulled at this point, not when I straighten the leg extending the muscle?
Any ideas?
I think that my hamstrings never healed properly from prior years when I pulled the same muscles, hence, the problem...
