Fix Your Hamstrings! Stretches & Exercises For Tight, Painful Hamstrings

The best stretches and exercises to decrease hamstring tightness and rehabilitate hamstring tears! Comfortable stretches to increase hamstring range of motion and progressive exercises to increase hamstring strength to prevent hamstring injury in the future. Doctor of physical therapy guides you through each progressive hamstring rehab exercise you can do right at home.

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🔥 The Best Stretches & Exercises For Tight, Painful Hamstrings:

Are tight, painful hamstrings putting a damper on your day? You're not alone! Discover the most effective stretches and exercises to alleviate discomfort and improve flexibility in your hamstrings with this comprehensive routine. Whether you're an athlete looking to enhance performance or someone seeking relief from chronic tightness, these targeted techniques will help you unlock your hamstring potential and move with greater ease and comfort.

🤔 Why Do I Have Tight Hamstrings?

Understanding the underlying causes of tight hamstrings is essential for effective treatment and prevention. Factors such as prolonged sitting, improper posture, and muscle imbalances can all contribute to hamstring tightness. Additionally, activities that require repetitive hamstring use or sudden, intense movements can lead to strain and tightness. By addressing these root causes through targeted stretches and exercises, you can experience lasting relief and prevent future issues.

💪 What To Do For A Torn Hamstring:

Dealing with a torn hamstring can be incredibly frustrating and painful. If you suspect you've torn your hamstring, it's crucial to seek medical attention and follow the recommended treatment plan. In most cases, treatment will involve a combination of rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE), as well as physical therapy to restore strength and flexibility. Avoiding strenuous activity and gradually reintroducing movement as directed by your healthcare provider are key to ensuring a full recovery.

🙆‍♂️ Best Stretches For Tight, Painful Hamstrings:

Ready to relieve tightness and discomfort in your hamstrings? This video showcases a variety of stretches specifically designed to target tight, painful hamstrings and promote flexibility. From classic hamstring stretches to dynamic mobility exercises, you'll find a range of techniques to suit your needs and preferences. Incorporate these stretches into your daily routine to experience greater freedom of movement and reduced tension in your hamstrings.

HAMSTRING STRETCHES AND EXERCISES

0:00 DON'T SKIP THIS!
1:05 FOAM ROLLER
1:48 STOOL STRETCH
2:43 SEATED HS STRETCH
4:17 SUPINE HS STRETCH
5:44 HEEL SLIDES
6:34 STANDING HS CURLS
7:07 HAMSTRING BRIDGES
8:07 SINGLE LEG HS BRIDGES
8:33 HS BALL CURLS

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[DougSmith-hlvj]

As always, so useful, helpful, educational, practical, health inducing, brilliant. Your kids might say, "world's best dad!" I say, world's best (and caring) therapist! Amazing videos.

[itahasin]

If possible can you make an updated weight loss video please

[hrithikeshkotha]

Thank you so much. Just had football practice yesterday and I was having so pain bending my legs. After doing the stretches, just after one of them, all of my pain seemed to vanish. Thank you for these stretches. They really helped!

[Doumx]

My hamstrings is so much better thank you so much!

[pizzahunter]

Which of these is best for semitendinosus strain?

[DJJamesMorrison]

Thank you for this video! As I progress through the exercises and stretches, do I still also do the previous ones as well? For example, if I do the heel slides and progress to the HS curls, would I only do the HS curls each day or would I do both the heel slides and HS curls?

[Flowmada]

Tore my hamstring last Friday. Damage still being evaluated. Already watching video to figure out what I can do with tear. I have already naturally started massaging the area. Inflammation picking up without ace bandage. Does ace bandage tug at skin naturally massage and prevent swelling simultaneously? If its tight enough i almost feel like skin and muscle are moving together. Thank you for video. I dont think Ill foam roll until next week

[Lunamoth]

Is deep tissue massage helpful for hamstring/calf injury?

[Dhananjayadilxzy]

Doctor, in the sitting test you mentioned, both my legs show symptoms of sciatica. Can it be? I don't understand why. I don't even know if it's sciatica. But when I go to sleep my right leg and lower back hurt

Plz plz plz plz help me doctor

[Zoro-lysl]

Hi Jared! I have had bad knee pain for about 9 months now and had a little accident back in December were I fell running. Went to an orthopaedic doctor, took X-rays and MRIs and was diagnosed with chondromalacia patella for the persistent knee pain and also had gotten femoral bone contusion with minor ACL tear in the already affected (left) knee. I also have pain in left outer hip and am doing exercises that you taught in a video 4 years ago. My orthopaedist recommended Hamstring strengthening physio therapy.
I started physiotherapy but my therapist used to made me do weighted quad muscle exercises which made chondromalacia patella pain even worse so I recently stopped going to the therapist. Do you have any recommendations for me? I am starting a new physiotherapist soon but I feel like your judgement is better than my local therapists can you please help me? Thank you.
~Abhishek

[Dowdyguy]

I was doing stretching and resistance therapy exercises for almost a year (for back and knee) when a hamstring bafflingly became progressively more painful, until I stumbled on that leg, causing an amazing stab of pain. Thereafter I couldn't even sit without strong pain. I have no idea where it came from.
Now it's been a year since that, and I can drive the car without a pillow to sit on for about 1/2 hour before it becomes too uncomfortable.
Everything I read about or listen to online says it goes away in a few weeks with careful execise (which I've been doing) - I'm wondering why it is taking this long to completely heal? I think my best result has been laying prone and using a 12" resistance band on my ankles every other day.

[bunaashok]

I need to do this for my weak hamstrings but I have a lowers back problem too and very painful thighs so can you please advice as to what I should be doing and what not ? Thank you

[karenvasquez]

How can we do the roller on hamstrings if our arms are not strong enough to hold us up?

[Shanker_Singh_]

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[ybmkode]

Hi doctor Jared I have sciatica for a very long time and has made my left leg go so weak it's hard to put pressure on it as I have lost muscle and strength. I have just started your exercises, they are very helpful. Thankyou. What trainers would you recommend to wear please?