Torn Hamstring

DaynaK started this discussion · 8/19/2012

Any suggestions here? I tore my hammy back on July 5th. I was taken off all activity and am in physical therapy. I went to my first pole class last week and was pretty upset at how much I couldn't due because of this injury. My PT isn't exactly "Pole friendly" and I have only been cleared to walk and do light yoga/stretches. Anyone been there? any advise? I really miss my pole and and pretty discouraged. I know this isn't a medical board and all suggestions are just that. I appreciate any ideas that you have. Dayna

2 replies

hagorthehotdog · 8/19/2012
Hey Dayna, I dont have really any advise for you that you probably dont already know. But I just want to say I am sorry and I know how bad it sucks being off the pole. I hurt my arm and couldnt pole. So stay strong and do a lot of stretches and yoga will keep your strength up :) Hope it gets better soon.
Aviva · 8/19/2012
Dayna There are varying degrees of torn but since you were “taken off all activity” and put into PT I’m figuring it’s pretty serious. I have injured my hamstring but without health insurance and an MRI I have no idea how bad it was. All I know is I couldn’t walk without limping for a couple weeks and it took me months to get back to where I was before it hurt myself. Some injuries are worse than others. I am nursing an angry hamstring now but it’s not like it was when it took 6 months to heal. Your PT may be able to give you more information about how long it will take to heal. The worst thing you could do would be to stretch it and make it worse. At first any light stretches are going to hurt so just take it easy. When you get to a point where it doesn’t hurt quite so bad you can start to push your stretches a little more but not too much. You want to stop just as it’s going to hurt. Don’t let it hurt, back it off before then. As far as pole goes, there are many many things that can be done on pole they don’t all have to involve some crazy whatnot that gets your hammie involved. I know you feel like there’s a lot you can’t do right now but I bet there is a lot you still can. Focus on getting that flowing or focus on pointing your toes doing everything or focus on making new combos out of stuff you’ve done a gazillion times. There is always something to do on the pole. And yep like you said in your OP, all suggestions. 😀 Hope you heal soon.