Coach Mike's suggestions:
The things I'd recommend are: 1) Go EASY on the stretching right now - especially avoid anything that stretches your injured hamstring. You don't want to put any stress on that area right now. 2) Be sure to keep icing it. Did Tennant give you a plan for icing? I'd say at least 3 times a day for the next few weeks then ice after stretching/exercise after that for another 3-6 weeks. 3) I think that you could probably get on a stationary bike and ride easy sooner than 3 weeks. I think that easy spinning helps get the blood flowing in that area and aids in recovery. Of course I'm not a DR or PT and I don't like going against what they say, so if you do this be sure to start slowly and go easy and pay attention to your hamstring. By start slowly - I mean really slowly - 5-10 minutes the first day. If no problems each day you can add 5 minutes a day. Remember that you're not using this time to get in shape - you're just rehabbing your injury.
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