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"IF IT HURTS, YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG! AND YOU SHOULD STOP IMMEDIATELY!"

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he didn't say it hurt. in fact, he said it was no big deal, business as usual and then it blew. i can vouch that a hamstring injury does not always occur when one is pushing an envelope of discomfort or range of motion. i've hurt mine a few times. i can only recall one time where i was aware of when i actually injured it, that was trying hanumanasana. and even then, i wasn't in pain and i also wasn't at my normal full degree of extension. the hamstring is a touchy muscle and it sometimes goes without someone mindlessly ignoring signals from their body. so, spare us the supercilious caps

fwiw, when i have hurt my hammy, one of the poses that is most troublesome to do in my convelescence is utthita trikonasana. once an injury has occured, that one is sometimes harder to do without discomfort than parsvottanasana or other forward bends.

heres some links to prior threads:

deep hamstring injury

injury advice

hamstring injury in turtle pose

there are other threads, and some discussions of hamstrings and of injuries in general are in other threads not titled with hamstring. these should get u going

what most people have with hamstring injuries are probably muscle strains. a given proportion may actually have some tearing of the ligaments or muscle. a much smaller percentage of people will have an actual detachment of the muscle from its bony insertion. if that occurs, the muscle naturally contracts, pulling the end away from its attachment site, making it difficult for it to ever re-scar in at the correct spot. that's why sometimes surgery is needed to correct a complete detachment of the muscle. the hint that people focused on for you was the loud pop you described.

a word or two about heat and cold application: everything in moderation.

using too cold of a pack for too long can actually lead to frostbite of the skin. hours of icepacks directly on the skin over an injury may make the injury hurt less but may damage the skin, ultimately leading to even more pain.

similarly, heating pads are notorious for causing second degree (or worse) burns if left on too long. people will put them on, start to feel better and take a short recovery nap. three hours later when they wake up, the constant application of the seemingly low level heat has been enough to cause an extensive burn. i've seen blistering of the entire lower abdomen in people who put a heating pad over their incisions and then fell asleep. if you use a heating pad, use one with a timer so that it will automatically shut off. if your pad doesn't have a time, buy a timer that you can plug devices into and use that system.