I think I've injured my hamstring....?
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Try to ice the affected area-add an ice pack and compressive bandage if you can to control swelling.Avoid heat (hot baths,hot water bottles,heat pads,heat cream etc.) for the first few days as this will make your injury worse.After the first few days you can start to use heat to help with the healing process,-try alternating between hot and cold compresses to speed up recovery. If the pain is significant, or if the symptoms do not steadily resolve, medical evaluation should be obtained.\nGet well soon.
811087
You probably twisted your knee to some degree and may have sprained your patella tendon.  I will not go into all of the details but basically you may have acute patellar tendonitis now with swelling underneath the knee cap and through the tendon.  The swelling compresses when you extend the knee thus causing pain and preventing you from straightening the knee all the way out.  If this is not the case, there is a possibility that you may have torn some cartilage in the knee, this is known as a meniscus injury.  The cartilage tends to ooze fluid slowly after injury and although your knee may not have swollen immediately when playing the other day, you would have noticed the swelling by the next morning and again the swelling and the cartilage tear would produce pain when you extend the knee.  As far as playing soccer in 2 days, you should not.  You should put an ice pack on your knee for 15-20 minutes every 4 hours or so and make an appointment to see an orthopedist who will likely refer you to physical therapy for a few weeks ultimately depending upon his diagnosis.
725703
Well first you have to figure out what type of hamstring you have. Grade 1,2 or 3.\n\nGrade 1:\n-Might have tightness in the thigh. \n-May be able to walk properly. \n-Probably won't have much swelling. \n-Lying on front and trying to bend the knee against resistance probably won't produce much pain. \n\nGrade 2:\n-Probably cannot walk properly. \n-May get occasional sudden twinges of pain during activity. \n-May notice swelling. \n-Pressing in causes pain. \n-Bending the knee against resistance causes pain. \n-Might be unable to fully straighten the knee. \n\nGrade 3-\n-Unable to walk properly without the aid of crutches. \n-In severe pain. \n-Bad swelling appear immediately. \n-A static contraction will be painful and might produce a bulge in the muscle. \n-Expect to be out of competition for 3 to twelve weeks or more. \n\n     After you figure out which one you have here is how to heal it:\n\nGrade 1:\n-Use a compression bandage or heat retainer until you feel no pain. \n-See a sports injury professional who can advise on rehabilitation and strengthening. \n\nGrade 2-\n-Ice, compress, elevate, use crutches for 3 to 5 days. \n-See a sports injury specialist who can advise on rehabilitation.\n\nGrade 3:\n-Seek medical attention immediately!!! \n-R.I.C.E. (Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate.) Use crutches. \n-See a sports injury professional who can advise on rehabilitation and prevention.
851897
You might have sprained or pulled the muscle. A nice massage might help.
956783
Oh no!, that really sucks! But, I think you know what to do already. Go see a doctor before it heals so he can put it back in place. If you are worried, got to the emergency room at your nearest hospital. Good Luck! And keep your head back from that lil rascal!
592472
Yes, the obvious solution is to see a doctor. I trust my doctor much more than I do these people on here. Most have little or no medical training.  I hope you recover soon and with as little pain as possible.\n\nTerry
208992
warming up for soccer before a game. went to go kick and ball and missed and my leg flew up in the air and popped. my coach still made me play even though i couldnt walk. i went to the e.r. when i got home and they did a bunch of x rays and tests and they said that i ripped the muscle off of my leg and tore a piece of bone of with it. very painful! i was out for the rest of the season :(
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Have you gone to a doctor yet?  It might be a sprain or a strain.  That can take anywhere from a few weeks to a year to heal.  I would stay off of it, and use ice if it starts to hurt too badly.  20 minutes with the ice, and 1 hour without it.  Do not keep the ice on for too long, because that can cause damage in and of itself.  I hope you heal up soon, babe!
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The right answer depends on why you have the pain - is it a nerve, a muscle, a disc, etc.  If it is a muscular pain, the answer is probably stretching,  particularly the hamstrings.  Your musculature is all connected, and if one large muscle is wound tight, it will impact your entire body.  THis happens to me a lot, and stretching is always the answer.
1101812
My First suggestion would be STOP exercing untill you go to the doctor as you may be doing more damage to a ligament ... go see your doctor and follow his/her recommendations religiously
321682
Go to a doctor. Please.\nThey'll tell you exactly what's wrong, and you may have to go to physical therapy... unless it's something more serious.\nBut just trust me on the doctor thing.
707757
Have you been doing anything before it happened. Think about it. You could have a pinched nerve or something else so go see your doctor. He can check it and see if it is something major or something little. Good Luck
314364
It all depends on exatly what you did and to which of the thigh muscles.  Did you pull a groin muscles or hamstring?  DId you bruise your quads?  \n\nA lot of sports injuries are treated with RICE:  Rest, ice, compression and elevation ... but once again it depends on exactly what you did.  If it's real bad I suggest you see a doctor.
657017
rest and let it heal - absolutely nothing else except time can fix this. 6 weeks of low or no leg work
1079365
I would follow the coaches' orders and take it easy. If you are playing on it and as you said "competitively" then of course it's still swollen. You need to lay off it untill it heals. This can compound a minor injury into something worse.
241536
A common injury especially if you had just came back after a break and went all gusto.\n\nThe best thing would have been to ice it the first day and take an anti-inflammatory right away.  Now all you can do is not aggravate it.  Leave it alone and baby it.  It may take awhile, stretch gentle and don't throw the leg for awhile.\n\nUse a roller to roll out your IT band, in other words roll out your outer thigh.  This will help your inner thigh because it will help relax your inner thigh.  They are all connected
181127
Go to a doctor immediately.  I had something similar happen to me as a teen.  What I didn't know is I tore a tendon right off the bone.  My other tendons compensated and over the years started snapping off one by one.  Each time I'd be in horrible pain and couldn't walk right for a few weeks.  In my 30's my wife finally got sick of me complaining so she made me go to the doctor.  One MRI later and we found all I had left was one tendon.  The large one in front.  They had to cut me open.  They sliced the strips from the big tendon and reattached them to my knee.  Two months of painful physical therapy later and my leg won't straighten the whole way.\nThe plus side is I don't occasionally fall without warning.\nLet this be a cautionary tale.  Get to a doctor.  Better safe than sorry.