Buy the Hamstring Pain Relief WorksheetHamstring pain or a hamstring strain can be very painful. The hamstrings help us walk, lift our legs backwards, and bend our knees. When you have a hamstring strain, all these movements can be painful. These hamstring stretches and exercises should help relieve a hamstring strain. Buy a worksheet with these hamstring stretches & exercises: https://www.askdoctorjo.com/product/hamstring-pain-relief-worksheet

There are many ways to stretch the hamstrings, but often lying down and using a stretch strap is the best way to relax the muscles and get a good stretch.

Bridging and hamstring sets are great strengthening exercises that are not too stressful on the hamstrings.

Finally prone exercises like hamstring curls and leg extensions work the muscles against gravity.

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