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You know for those of us that participate in sporting activity or other types of events
a pulled hamstring can cause a significant amount of pain and injury. Hi I'm Captain
Joe Bruni and what we are going to talk about is how to treat the common ordinary hamstring
pull. The hamstring is the muscle that runs from the back of the knee up to the bottom
of the gluteus maximus or the rear end of the person. The hamstring pull can be pretty
painful. The quickest way to relieve pain is to apply some type of ice or cold pack
material to that pulled muscle region. No more then ten to fifteen minutes of application.
As ice can cause a burn injury to the skin. Remove the ice after ten to fifteen minutes
and allow and the skin to rewarm itself. And then reapply the ice to reduce swelling and
pain. After the application of ice the hamstring and the thigh area can be wrapped with some
type of elastic bandage like an ace wrap. After wrapping that damaged muscle region,
elevate the leg and rest for several days up to a week. After several days of ice application,
heat can be applied to increase blood flow to that muscle region that has been damaged
which will promote healing and a speedy recover. Hamstring pulls are never, ever any fun. I'm
Captain Joe Bruni stay safe and we'll see you next time.