Today I went on a 10 mile walk wearing wellies (not the best idea) and now have an unbeliabley over-stretched muscle at the top of my leg. I’m in quite a bit of pain when I walk and was wondering if there’s anyway I could help speed up the recovery process– asap?
Chosen Answer:
Muscles are tight after exercise, don’t ice them, heat expands them for more relief. The best relief is to free up the muscles causing the pain and here’s how to free up your thigh muscle for relief there:
Thigh muscle:
Sit on a chair with your leg partially extended to where it feels comfortable. Wrap both hands around the muscle about 2 inches behind your knee. Press in with both hands and hold a firm pressure on the muscle. Now relax, take a deep breath and exhale, then remain this relaxed. After 20 seconds or so you should feel the muscle releasing. As it’s a big one it’s going to continue to do so for about a minute or so. When you no longer notice any releasing happening, slowly slide your foot back up to the chair, then release the pressure on the muscle but continue resting your foot by the chair for another 30 seconds.
by: Douglas B
on: 30th June 12