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Originally Posted by Ch1town
Working 6 nights a week is big fun, but I'm learning that it wears on the body after a while.
How are you all holding up?
I suffered an injury Friday night, Q1 BV on a routine transition from T - L took one step (POP) strained my hammy 
Thank goodness I have 48 hours to recoup & recover before the haul is back on!
I really don't want to turn games back, but I don't want the strain to turn into a tear either. How long has it taken any of you to recover from a popped hammy? |
Very few of us on this Board on doctors, therefore, taking our advice should always be taken with a grain of salt -- and in many cases, a trip to a real doctor.
How long will a "pop" in a hamstring take to heal? Well, similar to the "dump" vs "da dump" in a jump stop/travel thread a while back, that "pop" could have been one of a multiple of things.
My son felt that "pop" playing in a tournament over Labor Day weekend. He was still unable to try out for basketball in November!!! He is in his early teens. An official that I work with quite frequently felt a "pop" last year in his leg. He tried to "work through it." He ended up getting sidelined about 10 days later for the rest of the year. He is in his 40s.
Bottom line is that until you know how serious that "pop" was (by the way, Tylenol w/codeine will MASK your pain temporarily, when you experience pain your body is telling you something -- it is always a good idea to listen!!), you need to be careful. A trip to the doctor is usually relatively inexpensive compared to the cost of months of lost games and rehab bills.
The idea of off-season and in-season conditioning is a sound one as well. If you are under 30, you will probably laugh this one off. If you are under 40, you may still be skeptical. If you are over 40, you are likely nodding in agreement. If you are over 50, you will almost certainly be involved in both.
This is the time of year when many will begin feeling the aches and pains. The best thing we can do in the short term is to stretch, stretch, and stretch some more before the game AND stretch, stretch, and stretch some more as a cool down AFTER the game.
Good luck.