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**Insex** · July 28th, 2006, 05:45 PM

Basically, do everthing that stephenlavin mentioned.

To help you get through your games, wrap up and tape your injured leg before playing. I pulled my hamstrings many times in football. I always saw the trainer, and did R.I.C.E. (rest, ice, com-pression, and elevation). After about 2 to 3 weeks, I would only be about 75% healthy, but my trainer always wrapped my injured leg up with cloth, then wrapped it up again with tape (in that order). This would help me get through the day and play hard on an injured hammy. Don't wrap it up too tight though, you'll restrict blood flow.

Before you wrap up your leg and do any type of exercise, grab a heat pad and place it on your hamstrings for about 10 minutes. This will give your muscles a warm-up before you actually start warming-up out on the field.

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Insex EF Busy Bee offline Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: California, USA Posts: 2,503 Thanks given: 13,444 2,657 thanks in 1,040 posts Rep Power: 25	Basically, do everthing that stephenlavin mentioned. To help you get through your games, wrap up and tape your injured leg before playing. I pulled my hamstrings many times in football. I always saw the trainer, and did R.I.C.E. (rest, ice, com-pression, and elevation). After about 2 to 3 weeks, I would only be about 75% healthy, but my trainer always wrapped my injured leg up with cloth, then wrapped it up again with tape (in that order). This would help me get through the day and play hard on an injured hammy. Don't wrap it up too tight though, you'll restrict blood flow. Before you wrap up your leg and do any type of exercise, grab a heat pad and place it on your hamstrings for about 10 minutes. This will give your muscles a warm-up before you actually start warming-up out on the field. __________________ Practice makes permanent. Last edited by Insex; July 28th, 2006 at 05:51 PM.