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Pain-Free Guide: The Fit Girl's Guide to Common Exercise Pains
Common Problem for Runners: Upper Leg Pain
What hurts?
You feel a sudden twinge in the back of your upper leg, followed by tightness.
Here's why: The muscles that run down the back of your leg are delicate. Hamstring pulls happen when you add a burst of speed or quickly change direction, especially if the muscles aren't warmed up.
Feel better: For severe pain, see your doc. Mild to medium? "Sit on the floor with your injured leg bent and your other leg straight for support," says Mitchell. "Using the fingers of both hands, reach behind your leg and apply pressure while stroking upward from your knee toward your glutes for several minutes."
Your new game plan: Strengthen your hamstrings by adding one minute of jogging backward to the end of your regular run.
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New injuries shouldn't be massaged until 24-48 hour post injury because of risk of bleeding into the muscle. The technique described above is practically impossible for the average person to perform. In the average person, the hamstring contracts as you reach forward to place pressure on the muscle and tightens making it impossible to massage the area. Try a foam roller when appropriate, instead.
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