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Title: Stretching injury
Post by: Three Nine on December 05, 2007, 07:15:31 pm: I've done something to my leg - it hurts right at the top when climbing (especially high-stepping) and gets progressively worse during a day/session. I think i did it stretching (knee to chest and bridged position stretches), but it didn't hurt till the next day. I assume i've torn a muscle or something. Anyone have any experience of this kind of thing?
Title: Re: Stretching injury
Post by: Paul B on December 05, 2007, 07:58:14 pm: tweaked your hamstring or something?
Title: Re: Stretching injury
Post by: SA Chris on December 06, 2007, 10:26:01 am: Do you do any warming up before stretching? If not, you should. Right at the top on what side?
Title: Re: Stretching injury
Post by: Three Nine on December 06, 2007, 10:58:35 am: Yeah, I always warm up - I'm pretty puzzled about what i've done to it. Perhaps i've trapped a nerve? The pain is on the front side.
Title: Re: Stretching injury
Post by: fatdoc on December 06, 2007, 11:42:44 am: sartorius strain... common with highstepping....
Title: Re: Stretching injury
Post by: Three Nine on December 06, 2007, 11:47:00 am: Yeah, the stretches were to work on highstepping flexibility. Anything i ought to do about it?
Title: Re: Stretching injury
Post by: account_inactive on December 06, 2007, 02:41:10 pm: Ask this bendy boy

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Title: Re: Stretching injury
Post by: Three Nine on December 06, 2007, 03:18:27 pm: Thanks, that's helpful.
Title: Re: Stretching injury
Post by: a dense loner on December 06, 2007, 03:59:59 pm: it is. if you want advice about stretching ask someone who stretches. ie ned, in the photo. i'm sure he'd advise you via pm's
Title: Re: Stretching injury
Post by: SA Chris on December 06, 2007, 04:43:40 pm: Quote from: Three Nine on December 06, 2007, 11:47:00 am
Yeah, the stretches were to work on highstepping flexibility. Anything i ought to do about it?

Stop?
Title: Re: Stretching injury
Post by: Three Nine on December 06, 2007, 06:27:36 pm: Quote from: a dense loner on December 06, 2007, 03:59:59 pm
it is. if you want advice about stretching ask someone who stretches. ie ned, in the photo. i'm sure he'd advise you via pm's

It is now.
Title: Re: Stretching injury
Post by: ned on December 13, 2007, 12:26:58 am: Good to hear that some other people stretch.

Just sounds like a bit of a strain to me. Especially if you did it when stretching. I think if it was a trapped nerve it would hurt a lot, all of the time rather than coming and going.
Best thing to do is to ease off on it for a few days (i.e. don't do any high steps or stretches on that leg) and it should mend itself.

Also stretching after a bath/shower is is a good way to make sure you are warm.

p.s. Dylan :furious:
Title: Re: Stretching injury
Post by: Three Nine on December 14, 2007, 08:54:44 pm: Cheers - seems to have more or less cleared up!