Do you suffer from recurring and annoying hamstring tear? Hamstring tear and pain may recover initially. But without dealing with the proper underlying issues, it can also reoccur with seemingly the slightest and innocuos activity. In this post, we shall explore the common root causes behind why hamstring tear plays up often and easily.
Our hamstring is a muscle group consisting of the bicep femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranosus. These muscles anchor from our pelvis to the back of our knee. For a relatively small group of muscles, the hamstring also serves a complex role in acting as a ‘brake’ and ‘steering’ to help in deceleration and changing direction.
When the hamstring is pushed beyond its physical tolerance, hamstring tear can occur. A hamstring tear, when managed inadequately, can lead to weakness in the muscles. This can lead to a slippery slope of causing the hamstring tear to recur easily. These are some common root causes of hamstring tears that we often encounter:
Lack Of Conditioning
Our hamstrings sustain a heavy workload during physical activities. Without going through appropriate conditioning, the hamstring muscles can’t sustain the workload, which leads to muscle failure and tear. We tend to see hamstring problems amongst weekend warriors, people with sedentary lifestyle or people who recently took up new activities.
Structural Misalignment
Structural alignment issues such as scoliosis, lower crossed syndrome, uneven pelvis and leg length imbalance can contribute to uneven workload on the hamstring muscles. Over time, this can cause the hamstring to weaken and tear.
Weak Core
A stable core provides a stable base for our body to execute a movement properly. With a weak core, the hamstring muscles will have to compensate thus causing recurring injuries.
Scarring And Adhesion From Previous Hamstring Tear
When tearing occurs in the muscle tissue, our body responds by remodelling the injuries with fibrous, scar tissues. This can cause tight muscles and the lack of flexibility can cause the muscle to tear easily.
Lack Of Conditioning
Our hamstrings sustain a heavy workload during physical activities. Without going through appropriate conditioning, the hamstring muscles can’t sustain the workload, which leads to muscle failure and tear. We tend to see hamstring problems amongst weekend warriors, people with sedentary lifestyle or people who recently took up new activities.
Structural Misalignment
Structural alignment issues such as scoliosis, lower crossed syndrome, uneven pelvis and leg length imbalance can contribute to uneven workload on the hamstring muscles. Over time, this can cause the hamstring to weaken and tear.
Weak Core
A stable core provides a stable base for our body to execute a movement properly. With a weak core, the hamstring muscles will have to compensate thus causing recurring injuries.
Scarring And Adhesion From Previous Hamstring Tear
When tearing occurs in the muscle tissue, our body responds by remodelling the injuries with fibrous, scar tissues. This can cause tight muscles and the lack of flexibility can cause the muscle to tear easily.
Hamstring tears may recover on its own but when managed inappropriately, they tend to reoccur easily. At Spearwood Chiropractic, At Spearwood Chiropractic, our chiropractors are experts at managing hamstring pain and injuries.
Common conditions that our chiropractors treat are low back pain, neck pain, headache, sport injuries, postural issues, nerve entrapment, sciatica, jaw pain, shoulder pain, wrist pain, elbow pain, hip pain, knee pain, ankle pain and foot pain.
Private health insurance rebates are available at Spearwood Chiropractic. The amount of coverage varies so please refer to your insurer for your level of rebate.
Located at 12/83 Mell Road, Spearwood Chiropractic also services the surrounding suburbs of Coogee, Fremantle, Hamilton Hill, Beeliar, Success, Hammond Park, Aubin Grove, Bibra Lake, South Lake, Cockburn Central, Munster and Yangebup. To book an appointment, call us now on 0481342837 or BOOK ONLINE.
Common conditions that our chiropractors treat are low back pain, neck pain, headache, sport injuries, postural issues, nerve entrapment, sciatica, jaw pain, shoulder pain, wrist pain, elbow pain, hip pain, knee pain, ankle pain and foot pain.
Private health insurance rebates are available at Spearwood Chiropractic. The amount of coverage varies so please refer to your insurer for your level of rebate.
Located at 12/83 Mell Road, Spearwood Chiropractic also services the surrounding suburbs of Coogee, Fremantle, Hamilton Hill, Beeliar, Success, Hammond Park, Aubin Grove, Bibra Lake, South Lake, Cockburn Central, Munster and Yangebup. To book an appointment, call us now on 0481342837 or BOOK ONLINE.
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