dancingtodisney
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 9, 2015
Injury Update
I played Rugby on Monday and was having a great game, I scored a good try and set another one up and we were winning comfortably. Then it happened... I was chasing a player and I felt my hamstring muscle *GO* mid stride. I lay down and had a team member stretch my leg but I could no longer run on it. I continued to play because our only sub was also injured and there was only 5mins left but I could barely jog so I didn't contribute much.
I iced it right away and walked (slowly) home. I iced it again at home and then followed up with an epsom salt bath and some very gentle rolling.
Tuesday I was walking a lot better but I could feel that it was definitely my hamstring and it seemed to be the right side of my right leg.
It's hard to tell for sure as the muscles kinda wrap but I think from the below it's the Semitendinosus but on my right leg
So it's Wednesday today and I'm walking perfectly fine but I can still feel it. I don't seem to be using the muscle to walk or even on stairs and it's only the odd movement where I can really feel it but it's definitely not right. I can only assuming that I was over stretched when I was sprinting and I've had this underlying issue with hamstring the past few weeks and this was the result of it.
Luckily I'd already booked a phsyio appointment for Friday (also my birthday... present to myself.. haha) back in Ireland with the physio I loved going to for my Dopey training. I'm hoping the news is not as bad as what I'm expecting.
I've been feeling SO FRUSTRATED these last few weeks and particularly the last two. I was so determined and in such a good mind set to crack on with my training after my lovely holiday and it just wasn't happening. I nearly feel a bit of relief now that I've got a specific problem to blame this on because I've been struggling with my hamstring/knee/back and maybe just maybe this injury is the source and I can get it treated and move on!
I've been trying to keep a positive attitude and have been reading some great running TR's by @roxymama, @ZellyB & @Ariel484 from the Tink weekend at Disneyland. I know each have had their own rollar coaster journeys so I'm trying to focus on that and just except that this is just a low point and I'll soon be on the climb again!
ANYWAY... I'll know more on Friday... Hope everyone is having a good week!
I played Rugby on Monday and was having a great game, I scored a good try and set another one up and we were winning comfortably. Then it happened... I was chasing a player and I felt my hamstring muscle *GO* mid stride. I lay down and had a team member stretch my leg but I could no longer run on it. I continued to play because our only sub was also injured and there was only 5mins left but I could barely jog so I didn't contribute much.
I iced it right away and walked (slowly) home. I iced it again at home and then followed up with an epsom salt bath and some very gentle rolling.
Tuesday I was walking a lot better but I could feel that it was definitely my hamstring and it seemed to be the right side of my right leg.
It's hard to tell for sure as the muscles kinda wrap but I think from the below it's the Semitendinosus but on my right leg
So it's Wednesday today and I'm walking perfectly fine but I can still feel it. I don't seem to be using the muscle to walk or even on stairs and it's only the odd movement where I can really feel it but it's definitely not right. I can only assuming that I was over stretched when I was sprinting and I've had this underlying issue with hamstring the past few weeks and this was the result of it.
Luckily I'd already booked a phsyio appointment for Friday (also my birthday... present to myself.. haha) back in Ireland with the physio I loved going to for my Dopey training. I'm hoping the news is not as bad as what I'm expecting.
I've been feeling SO FRUSTRATED these last few weeks and particularly the last two. I was so determined and in such a good mind set to crack on with my training after my lovely holiday and it just wasn't happening. I nearly feel a bit of relief now that I've got a specific problem to blame this on because I've been struggling with my hamstring/knee/back and maybe just maybe this injury is the source and I can get it treated and move on!
I've been trying to keep a positive attitude and have been reading some great running TR's by @roxymama, @ZellyB & @Ariel484 from the Tink weekend at Disneyland. I know each have had their own rollar coaster journeys so I'm trying to focus on that and just except that this is just a low point and I'll soon be on the climb again!
ANYWAY... I'll know more on Friday... Hope everyone is having a good week!