13 Oct Experienced a sudden sharp pain and the feeling of “being shot in the thigh.”

Experienced a sudden sharp pain and the feeling of “being shot in the thigh.”
Experiencing buttock pain that feels like you are sitting on a golf ball every time you are sitting at your desk to workWondering why you keep experiencing a buttock pain when you keep active and run 3 times a week

Did you know that Proximal Hamstring Injuries Although an uncommon form of hamstring damage (only eight to 12% of all hamstring injuries), an untreated rupture at the muscle origin leads to significant functional debilitation. Athletes in their early to mid-forties who have a degree of underlying degeneration in the hamstring tendon are the most vulnerable. However, it does occur in younger athletes.

The signs and symptoms of a ruptured hamstring origin are not always clear and possibly mistaken for a muscle strain. However, some of the more definitive tell-tale signs and symptoms are:

1. Sudden onset of sharp pain and the feeling of “being shot in the thigh.
2. “Feeling or hearing a pop in the back of the leg.
3. Walking with a stiff leg to avoid hip flexion and knee flexion.
4. Marked bruising in the posterior thigh and gluteal region during the days following the injury.
5. Pain on sitting on hard chairs and car seats.
6. Pain when walking up stairs.
7. Referred distal hamstring pain if it affects the sciatic nerve.
8. Weakness in the involved hamstring.
9. Pain and limited range of motion on straight leg raise.
10. Palpable mass in the hamstring if significant tendon retraction.
11. Foot drop may be present in the presence of a peroneal nerve neuropraxia.
12. Bowstring sign – an absence of palpable tension in the distal part of the hamstrings with the patient prone and the knee flexed to 90 degrees.

So if you are struggling with a hamstring injury, don’t sit on it, reach to My Favourite Physio on (02) 9790 4233 or DM us @myfavouritephysio. Find out how our Expert Physiotherapists can help you overcome your hamstring injury today.

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