Hamstring and injuries this year...

[TerryDizzle]

I figure many of the hamstring issues are due to live practice ..

i read how moore was out at practice wrapped up..

but i dont understand why some are aloud to go back out at full speed...

see below the 10% rule...

i hope injuries dont hurt us like last year..and i hope our S and Cond coaches can prepare us well for this upcoming season...


Preventing Hamstring Injuries
•Warm up thoroughly. This is probably the most important muscle to warm-up and stretch before a workout.
•Preforming specific movement prep exercises that activate the glutes and lengthen the hip flexors may help. Try these Two Exercises to Prevent Hamstring Injuries
•Stretching after the workout may be helpful.
•Try adding a couple sessions per week of retro-running or backward running which has been should decrease knee pain and hamstring injuries.
•Follow the "Ten Percent Rule" and limit training increases in volume or distance to no more than ten percent per week.
•Other ways to prevent injury are to avoid doing too much, too soon, avoid drastic increases in intensity or duration, and take it easy if you are fatigued.

[raidertone]

Can't make the club in the tub!

[Raider Ran]

Different S&C Coach same results. I think the fact that the players are not allowed to practice as much will cause problems down the road for many teams. IMO.

[Rainman56]

2 words.......Tiger Balm

[Rainman56]

I can tell ya an overlooked thing with hamstrings is dehydration,I would think the players are drinking plenty of fluids though.Maybe something in the water down there?

[Jimi18]

Different S&C Coach same results. I think the fact that the players are not allowed to practice as much will cause problems down the road for many teams. IMO.

Yeah

[Chewy316]

I question how many of these injuries are problems simply due to the hamstring itself, or if there are underlying problems such as hip flexor issues and back problems putting unnecessary strain on the hamstrings which are trying to compensate, leading to hamstring strains.

[Raider Ran]

I question how many of these injuries are problems simply due to the hamstring itself, or if there are underlying problems such as hip flexor issues and back problems putting unnecessary strain on the hamstrings which are trying to compensate, leading to hamstring strains.

In any case could not many of these be avoided by warmup, proper stretching etc... I know injuries are going to happen we just seem to have epidemics of the same injuries every year.

[TerryDizzle]

In any case could not many of these be avoided by warmup, proper stretching etc... I know injuries are going to happen we just seem to have epidemics of the same injuries every year.

well when you add pads ..which= more wieght..i think that could be some of an issue..

but really some folks need to take it upon themselves to condition during the offseason..

its one after another it seems..

maybe im over reacting ..is it like this every season?

[LKNRaiderFan]

I question how many of these injuries are problems simply due to the hamstring itself, or if there are underlying problems such as hip flexor issues and back problems putting unnecessary strain on the hamstrings which are trying to compensate, leading to hamstring strains.

I don't know what the answer is, but I know we have had a nearly identical discussion in the past during training camp. Are we the only team with this problem? If so, something needs to change.

[Raider Ran]

well when you add pads ..which= more wieght..i think that could be some of an issue..

but really some folks need to take it upon themselves to condition during the offseason..

its one after another it seems..

maybe im over reacting ..is it like this every season?

Yea seems like it.

[Fabbulous]

Quite annoying to keep hearing about key players being injured, if this keeps up throughout the year we are in trouble.

[rise421]

You usually injure a muscle for 1 of 3 reasons:

1) Poor conditioning

2) Didn't warm up properly

3) Muscular imbalance

Injuring tendons, bones, ligaments etc. are much different and usually occur from accidents, such as a player being tackled awkwardly.

Either way the S and C coaches and players are both responsible. Players should be in shape by now and it's their job to warm up, but a coach can/should recognize when a player isn't in shape or didn't warm up properly and force him to do whats necessary to prevent injury. If I'm a S and C coach and I notice a guy showed up to camp out of shape, I'm going to persuade the coaches to hold him out of full go practices so that I can make his ass run on a field to the side until he's ready.

[MadBomber24]

Hamstrings are one of the easiest and oft injured muscles in the body. Unless you have spent your life working on your flexibility (or are just blessed with natural flexibility) you are very susceptible to hamstring injuries. Especially in a sport like football where you perform a lot of explosive motions very quickly. Yes a proper warmup and stretch will help but there really is no sure fire way to not hurt a hamstring. And the biggest thing is that once you injure your hamstring (more than a light strain) you will never fully heal. It will always be more susceptible to injury throughout the years. You just have to learn to manage the injury and constantly get treatment from the trainer as well as plenty of rest when it does act up. But there really is no cure for hamstring injuries.

[gil03]

I can tell ya an overlooked thing with hamstrings is dehydration,I would think the players are drinking plenty of fluids though.Maybe something in the water down there?

I would agree with this and I hope that the coaches are putting a lot of emphasis on hydrating. When i was in the military deployed it was mandatory that we hydrated..so much to the point that we had to slam water bottles in intervals and show the empty bottle. Maybe they could adopt something like that if not already in place. It may sound ridiculous to some but any bit helps! I know I don't want a player that's making millions this year to be missing valuable game time or even practice for that matter over hamstring issues.