Hello all, In 2005 I had a grade 2 hamstring tear in my right leg that never really healed right. Anyways so I was just using EMS on my hamstrings with the power jacked up pretty high and I felt/heard popping from my right hamstring on the 3rd rep. (I was sitting on the floor, legs straight out).
At first I suspected I F’ed my hamstring up, but as I walked around and felt my hamstring out, I don’t feel injured whatsoever. Infact, the hamstring feels a bit looser now.
Is it possible that I just broke up some adhesions?
1st at all, you have to flex your knees, lie on your stomach!
then do a warm up with your ems (light contraction) before hamstring work.
third go to a therapist for ART or deep massage work and pelvic/lumbar correction.
I had a similar thing happen 1 1/2 weeks after having my bicep reattached. I was worried I reinjured it, but after examination the doctor said the pop I heard/felt was probably just fascial or scar tissue.
Really? Doesn’t that stimulate a “leg curl” function more than a “hip extension” firing pattern though? (I’m so unaware of ems)
I did a warm up…several minutes of light pulsing. I read that it’s very unlikely to tear a muscle via EMS…so thats why I’m hoping I broke up some scar tissue.
Yeah after it popped I felt it out and actually had more flexibility than before…and I had this weird sensation throughout my hamstring but it felt really good…I don’t know what it was though or even if it was just mental? (When I use EMS the area tends to get slightly numb for whatever reason)