I’ve got a question about scar tissue. What is it supposed to feel like? What is the difference in tearing scar tissue and tearing a muscle? When I first tore my hammy, yall said that it probably would take 2 weeks minimum for grade 1. I asked the trainer what he would grade my injury and he said there is no way to grade a hamstring injury.
I don’t understand what you mean “tearing” scar tissue. When you say you broke the scar tissue doing 10m starts, I really don’t understand what that means.
The feel of scar tissue varies and sometimes needs and MRI to see the full severity. Generally, you can tell that there is inconsistency with the tissue. Again, look to get some massage or ART, even if it is one session. You didn’t take long enough the first time and you may have caused more damage, which will likely take longer to heal, if you don’t get something done.
I’ve been considering ART, the closest therapist is about an hour away from me. Do you think ART would be better than massage in my case?
I’d hate to say this but I’m thinking I may have worsened my hammy. During those 10m sprints I felt a snap in my hammy, and somebody told me that I probably just broke the scar tissue. I’m thinking the snap was probably a sign that I made things worse. But it doesn’t feel the way I tore it the last two times, I’m still able to move it and run on it. Its feeling sore and tight right now though. Davan, I’m not expecting you to give an answer to my stupidity and ignorance but does this sound like anything familiar from your experiences?
It depends on the skill of the therapist. I think, for an injury like this, great ART may be better than just great massage, but great massage will beat out average ART–especially since a lot of ART practitioners tend to job you over with very short sessions. Just get something DEEP done.
I’d hate to say this but I’m thinking I may have worsened my hammy. During those 10m sprints I felt a snap in my hammy, and somebody told me that I probably just broke the scar tissue. I’m thinking the snap was probably a sign that I made things worse. But it doesn’t feel the way I tore it the last two times, I’m still able to move it and run on it. Its feeling sore and tight right now though. Davan, I’m not expecting you to give an answer to my stupidity and ignorance but does this sound like anything familiar from your experiences?
That does not sound like it. Certainly when I injured my hammy, it was tight for a while, but I tried to not push it and ease into things as much as possible.
Upperbody(chest, back, shoulders)
Bench-135x10, 205x4, 3x3 w/ 245
Bent Over Rows- 3x8, 135
DB Rows- 2x15, 45lb DB’s
Full Plate Raises-2x8, 45lb plate
Bent Over Reverse Flyes- 2x12
ABS
Weight- 175
Ever since my hamstring pull, I haven’t been posting my workouts like I was. I guess I’ll start back on that.
EDIT- I’m seeing the PT at 4:30 tomorrow, I’ll let yall know what he says.
Sorry if I didn’t read everything, but if it is “just” a hamstring pull, you can get back into full training within 4 days with the right recovery.
I had a hamstring strain a few weeks ago, too.
with proper recovery I could get back into training after 4-6 days.
What type of “full training” are you talking about? Are you talking about doing full-speed work? You must have had a very minor strain.
Ok, full training was a bit exaggerated, but sub. max sprints in any case, but you could be right, my strain I think wasn’t that bad.
Alright here is what the PT said. I am very tight in the upper hamstring(where it has been) area, and I’m not stretching enough. I need to be doing 3x60sec holds on it several times per day. I can do pretty much any explosive movement but sprinting. I can still do buildups 90-100% though. I’m able to do squats up to 80% now. If I do everything he asks me to do, then I should be back in 1.5-2 weeks!
I asked him if an EMS would help it. Probably the best thing I should buy he said is a foam roller.
here we go again!
Dont even waste ur time typing.
Where did I go wrong?
Just remember guys: HE HAS A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT’S GOING ON THAN YALL DO! I’M NOT SAYING I DON’T NEED YALL’S ADVICE, BUT WHAT MAKES YALL THINK YALL KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT MY HAMSTRING OVER THE NET? I’M ON WEEK 6 WITH THIS INJURY! DAVAN, LIKE YOU SAID, ITS GOING TO TAKE LONGER TO HEAL WITHOUT THERAPY, AND ITS BEEN 6 WEEKS! LET ME ASK YOU THIS, DO YOU HAVE A DEGREE IN PT?
You are the one posting on the internet complaining you’ve been crippled for the past 2 months+.
I don’t think those guys have a degree in PT but Charlie has a degree in poli sci. Does that help?
April 3, you pulled your hammy for the first time.
About a month later, taking none of the advice offered to you from multiple people, you pull your hammy again.
The process is repeating itself.
The injury hasn’t been “healing” for 6 weeks. You have hurt yourself a second time and did sprints on it, while injured, that caused you to be in even more pain!
You know what though, I don’t have a degree in PT and you know, PTs at the high school level are the bastion of sports medicine knowledge. 
Good luck man.
Iced and ems hamstring
This might help: The pain that I have from the 10m sprints is at a different spot. Its more at the upper hammy/adductor area. My original injury was more toward the middle of my hammy. I don’t feel any pain in that area anymore. That strain I had from the 10m sprints was a minor strain, and its been 5 days since that happened. I hope this made sense.
thinking that you’ll be “fixed” in 2 weeks is basically just setting davan, tamfb, et. al up for an “i told you so” moment in a few weeks.
if you’ve hurt it 2 times in 2 months you obviously need to assess what is going on a little more throughly and don’t go all “the PT TOLD ME ‘_____’ stuff you’re doing right now”.
Did some therapy on hamsting. Mostly ice and ems
Warmup
1 leg bleacher hops- 3x5
Single Leg split jumps-2x10
Lateral bounds- 2x20
Flying 20’s- 4x
Light cutting/ cod drills
Squats-135x10, 185x6, 225x4, 295x3, 315(75%)x3
Stopped early because my lowerback all of a sudden started feeling stiff. It was feeling fine, until that last set. Overall my hammy felt good in everything today.
Back probably hurt because it was compensating for the hamstring injury, be careful…