Got Hamstring Pain? Try THIS for Fast Pain Relief!
Hamstring 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.
These knee strengthening exercises don't require using a lot of weights. If you have knee pain, consider using knee compression sleeves to help increase circulation and reduce swelling & pain.
Sore legs are common when starting a new workout program or when exercising a little too hard, especially on leg day. These stretches can help relax sore and tight leg muscles & provide pain relief.
Sciatic nerve pain often comes from tight muscles along its pathway. The hamstrings, IT band, and adductors can all contribute to compressing the sciatic nerve. These stretches might help.
Percussive Massage Therapy for knee pain relief is a new rehab treatment that uses fast, soft pulses over a short amount of time to get deep down into the muscle fibers.
Peripheral neuropathy is basically when you have damage to your peripheral nerves from either a trauma or disease. This can cause your hands and/or feet become numb and tingly. I'll focus on the feet/legs for this video.
Knee pain strengthening exercises should focus on strengthening the muscles that attach to and cross the knee joint. Strengthening these muscles will help keep the knee strong to relieve knee pain and reduce knee injury.