Hamstring/back of leg injury

matterai
matterai Posts: 176
edited August 2009 in Training, fitness and health
Hi

For months (stupidly enough :( ) I have been getting pains in the back of both of my thighs, mainly my left one. Sometimes the discomfort moves down to the left behind my knee, where maybe a tendon/ligament is

It seems OK after an hour or so if I havent pushed too had but when out with my club I cant guarantee I wont.

I know warming up seems like the ideal thing but sometimes I dont get the time too. Maybe I should make time - I know. :wink:

I have played a good standard of squash for years at approximately 4 games a week. My game is very explosive/energetic.

Someone told me that cycling shortens hamstrings and I guess squash wants long ones. I am guessing this could be how I came about the injury.

I just wondered if anyone else has suffered a similar injury and how they got over it. I want to repair it and not just mask it by warming up. I have not seen a physio yet as my local one never seems to be able to locate my problems.

Cheers

matterai

Comments

  • slunker
    slunker Posts: 346
    Stretch, stretch and some more stretching........
  • BikeDynamics
    BikeDynamics Posts: 52
    Hi

    Check your saddle is not too high. The combination of a too straight knee and leaning forwards will put pressure onto your hamstrings.

    Do you spend a lot of time on the drops?

    Mike at http://bikedynamics.co.uk
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Sounds like a high saddle...
  • matterai
    matterai Posts: 176
    Cheers.

    I spend very little time on the drops.

    Maybe I will lower my saddle slightly and see how that goes.

    Apart from that pain though I have not thought the saddle was too high.
  • matterai
    matterai Posts: 176
    I lowered the saddle and have been out a couple of times. Once my leg hurt much less, the second time it hurt but I think it was aching.

    BikeDynamics, my knee was too straight before IMO now.

    will see how I get on but need my leg to stop aching a bit first.

    cheers
  • thetrotter
    thetrotter Posts: 258
    Could also be a problem in your lower back which is leading to pain down the path of the sciatic nerve. Might be worth doing some back exercises to see whether that helps.

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