Can a hamstring "pop"?

Re: Can a hamstring "pop"?

feeds@yuku.com (charlier1) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:39:54 GMT

Mets ace pitcher Pedro Martinez joined the "pop" club while pitching his first game this season. From what I hear they expect him out for 4-6 weeks, which is about what it took for me be reasonably pain-free after my "pop".

http://www.nypost.com/seven/04022008/sports/mets/good_feelings_go_pop__104568.htm

Re: Can a hamstring "pop"?

feeds@yuku.com (Javaspeak) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:50:51 GMT

charlier--I have two dogs and also do a lot of home practice because of the commute and family. My dogs are also very respectful and sit around the edges of my mat observing the series. I have come to really love my home practice and I designated a part of my house to it--an altar, very different lighting. It's been really inspirational and I also like going into the shala to be inspired by others and to get adjustments. It's funny though about the dogs and Ashtanga--they really...

Re: Can a hamstring "pop"?

feeds@yuku.com (charlier1) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:53:57 GMT

I was a semi-pro boxer in my younger years, and maintained the gym-rat habit afterwards. When I got to be about 40 I figured I should be concerned about maintaining flexibility since I was getting older and had developed lots of muscle and injuries over the years. I therefor sat in for some yoga classes being given at the gym I was going to (I am also a New Yorker), Crunch Gym on Lafayette Street. The classes ranged from ridiculously bad to surprisingly good. I found I preferred the...

Re: Can a hamstring "pop"?

feeds@yuku.com (Javaspeak) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:54:15 GMT

Thank you for sharing. It's lovely. I, too, began swimming as a child, did gymnastics, ballet, and "fell" into Ashtanga at a small, cozy, community space in Brooklyn which later encouraged me to seek out Ashtanga in NYC--which has a great, amazing, and supportive community.

It's been the community that keeps me intact and thankful. I also did Ashtanga in Santa Fe, NM, and found the Ashtangis out there generous and wonderful. It's a goal to get to Mysore...

Re: Can a hamstring "pop"?

feeds@yuku.com (YogaVane) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:04:31 GMT

Only because you asked nicely.

Re: Can a hamstring "pop"?

feeds@yuku.com (Javaspeak) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:58:23 GMT

YogaVane and charlier1--I can't tell you how much I appreciate your advice and just reading your posts have really refueled my commitment.

I was watching the DVD--Ashtanga New York--the other day and a yogi was talking--saying that there were times when he loves to practice and of course, days when he dreads it. On those days, he said that the word "yoga" really applies--the attempt to unite body and mind and just practice.

It's a fascinating ride with...

Re: Can a hamstring "pop"?

feeds@yuku.com (charlier1) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:07:10 GMT

My injury was a year ago, so for a week or so I was really limping around, then I gradually started back to practice, it was all a learning process, helped keep my practice more mindful and me more humble. Today my practice is much better than it was at the time of the injury, both physically and otherwise, and my hamstring feels longer and stronger than ever. Who knows, maybe that "pop" was "needed" to get past some problem in the leg or elsewhere, or maybe just a weak...

Re: Can a hamstring "pop"?

feeds@yuku.com (YogaVane) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:33:41 GMT

Javaspeak, hamstring injuries are scary and debilitating both mentally and physically. I do remember, as mentioned, sitting on bags of frozen peas and wondering if that would be the end of my (then) short-lived affair with Ashtanga yoga. But guess what, the hamstrings healed longer and even though the pain recurs occasionally, so far I haven't had any long-term damage.

Don't go down the road of "too much forward bending in Primary". It's a mind trip because...

Re: Can a hamstring "pop"?

feeds@yuku.com (Javaspeak) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:29:15 GMT

Thanks charlier1 and YogaVane for the comforting insights and the advice! It's great to not feel alone out here and the noise did really feel like a clap so I didn't know what was happening.

I'm sometimes scared about my practice since Ashtanga seems to be all about "forward bending" in the Primary Series and I'm worried that even doing the practice carefully (which I agree is better to heal an injury) might damage the hamstring in the long run.

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Re: Can a hamstring "pop"?

feeds@yuku.com (charlier1) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:04:50 GMT

since this happened to you yesterday and you are considering going to practice today, I am guessing your situation is not quite as severe as mine, because the day after my "pop" there was absolutely no way I could even think about practicing, just getting out of bed and to the bathroom was a real challenge, and generally I have a rather high threshold of pain. So hopefully you will heal even more quickly if the injury is not quite so severe. The advice I got on the old thread was...

Re: Can a hamstring "pop"?

feeds@yuku.com (charlier1) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:37:38 GMT

whose post from a year or so ago this thread has been linked to. So yes my hamstring made one heck of a "pop", maybe I am crazy but it seems to me that the actual noise was as loud as a handclap. As you can see from the old thread, the next day was the worst, then better day by day. Overall not as bad as I had feared from that initial noise and shock-wave through my pelvis. Now I do not have any restriction there at all, no pain, all good.

Re: Can a hamstring "pop"?

feeds@yuku.com (YogaVane) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:13:32 GMT

I never had a "pop", but I did injure both hamstrings simultaneously in 2004. At some point it was so bad that I was in constant pain, and had to sit on a bag of frozen peas at all. My osteopath recommended to keep doing yoga but very carefully. Basically, you don't want your hamstring attachments to heal shortened, and the only way of preventing it seems to be to keep stretching them gently. It is a very fine line, though, between keeping them long and re-injuring them. This...

Re: Can a hamstring "pop"?

feeds@yuku.com (Javaspeak) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:51:43 GMT

Irlyogi: Thanks so much for the redirection and the thread about others who've experienced this. Just to echo some other posts--the POP was so loud and the pain shooting--it was more frightening than anything else.

I'm a little worried about practice--but usually, I find that slowly and respectfully working through an injury is better than not doing anything at all. I'm going to go to practice and inform my teachers--so that I don't get any forceful adjustments....

Re: Can a hamstring "pop"?

feeds@yuku.com (irlyogi) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:46:33 GMT

http://yoga84291.yuku.com/topic/1104

and this is a previous thread on the topic

Re: Can a hamstring "pop"?

feeds@yuku.com (irlyogi) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:44:35 GMT

yes! Its freaky, right!!!
it happened me almost 2 years ago in upavistha konasana - In my case I'd actually torn my hamstring, right at the attachment, and the tear ran a few centimenters down into my thigh.....so maybe get it checked out by a physiotherapist if its still sore?? Sitting was AGONY
if it only happened yesterday, i recommend icing it constantly, like for 15 minutes every 1-1.5 hours for the first few days. This is what I did and it really helps, and then after...

Can a hamstring "pop"?

feeds@yuku.com (Javaspeak) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:40:52 GMT

I'd appreciate any feedback out there--

I've been practicing for several years and also teach yoga. Yesterday, in Kurmasana, I literally HEARD my left hamstring (up where the thigh connects into the hip socket--my anatomy terminology sucks...) make a loud "POP" and pain shot up my left leg. I was being adjusted and got into the pose with not too much fussing--

It hurts now just to sit. Has anyone else had this problem? Does it heal? How?