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Anyone of you having hamstring tendon inflammation

Hey guys , idk why but after one set I started to feel my tendons getting sore, the hamstring tendons behind the knee , right knee outer side, I rest two days and it goes away but it again comes up after padel… any solution or why this happening, I actively workout, glutes and legs

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u/Ok-Physics47252d ago

You’ll need to do a proper assessment or have someone that knows what they’re doing to do it for you if you think there’s an underlying issue, or it might just be that you’re overloading your tendons and need to take some rest.

u/Over_Dragonfly8570OP2d ago

I have been to the PT, twice now, it goes away after 2-3 days of rest, heck it starts going away when I’m in bed right after padel tbh, I don’t know how I’m overloading them..

u/wei532d ago

You might be overloading them by playing too much padel and also working out the same muscles.

u/zemvpferreira2d ago

Not the most common injury in padel. Are you sure it's a tendon issue? Your description doesn't fit it super well - you usually feel those less with activity, not more. Anyway. The simplest prescription is a week of rest and then a series of hamstring exercises, especially all kinds of leg curls: isometric, high intensity, etc etc etc: [https://e3rehab.com/hamstring-strain-rehab/](https://e3rehab.com/hamstring-strain-rehab/)

u/Over_Dragonfly8570OP1d ago

https://preview.redd.it/oya3n4a73xyg1.png?width=384&format=png&auto=webp&s=5bcdd5951f8d279b61ba1fa09ecb02590b1073b6 here you go, ive been told by people its IT band

u/Over_Dragonfly8570OP1d ago

the blue mark is the point

u/zemvpferreira1d ago

I doubt it but no one will be able to tell without a complete exam. Even if it is ITBS and not some sort of muscular sprain the fix isn't meaningfully different: take a couple of weeks off from explosive and intense movements (or at least reduce them by a lot), do isometrics, then progress to gym work and see if you can tolerate a little jumping and running. Progress everything at a calm pace. Does it hurt before you start playing and does it get better during a game? Or do you start feeling fine and feel worse as the game goes on?

u/Klutzy_Anxiety_11171d ago

Sounds like it could be an overuse/load management issue rather than a serious injury, especially since it calms down with rest and comes back after padel. Since you already train glutes/legs, it might actually be that your tendons aren’t recovering enough from the total workload. A few things that usually help: reduce intensity/volume for 1–2 weeks \# Good warm-up before playing \# Mobility for hips/hamstrings/calves \# Avoid going hard on leg day right before padel \# Add gradual tendon-strengthening work (slow eccentrics/isometrics) AND it’s probably worth seeing a physio to check biomechanics and tendon irritation before it turns chronic… \*\* This is not professional medical advice \*\*

u/mdb3ard1d ago

It sounds like IT band - illotibial band- it’s a pretty common tight spot for runners. Runs from hip to knee and can get pretty tight with some activity. Roll it for some targeted relief but it’s usually because quads and hammies are tight too so do those too along with some stretches for quads, hamstrings and hips. The figure 4 hip stretch with 1 foot on the wall helps me a lot to alleviate pressure on the IT band.

u/Over_Dragonfly8570OP1d ago

So it’s not from the hip to the knee area it’s just in this, the blue marked https://preview.redd.it/qjyzp54mnwyg1.jpeg?width=384&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5eb1b962199edfcef3f6cd6d3bcfe997e9afc154

u/eastaustinite23h ago

He spot on and I have in exactly the same place. A weak gluteus medius, minimus and max will cause you to not be able to balance your pelvis in single leg stance position. Your IT band tightens to try to keep it level. Your lateral hamstring will kick into overdrive to help as well, overworking it. That blue mark is the attachment point of the hamstring. Sometimes it’s possible that the it band tendon and hamstring muscle fuse together there. Keen working on your glutes but make you’re your performing single leg exercise. Like where you drop one leg off while the other leg is on a higher surface and you try to balance your pelvis. Formal the TFL at the front and top of your head on the lateral side and also try to put a ball between your hamstring it band for the back of your knee just let me in there. It’s gonna be a while. Edit: at the gym and Siri dictation is trash.

u/Prior_Psychology_15021h ago

go to a doctor please:) get yourself checked. it is the kind of injury that needs proper rehab if you are to regain full use of your knee. take it from someone who had a knee injury, refused to go to the doctor, and now suffers from flare ups a few times year... wish i'd gone to the professionals..

u/Over_Dragonfly8570OP18h ago

Hey I did went to the PT, it’s not IT band, my right quad is over worked, it felt a bit swollen compared to the left so that’s what causing the pain when playing, so atm got quads muscles released and will rest

u/Any_Elk74952d ago

Do you run or do any sprint training / calisthenics? Any prior sport that closely relates to padel in terms of movement ? Do you strength train properly for padel or just general exercises / are you training them properly

u/Over_Dragonfly8570OP1d ago

ive started doing glutes, medius,max, tibialis, calves and abs, my glutes were weak af months ago, now they are much better, i can balance on one foot now, im generlaly very quick here is a pic where i feel the pain (it gets better the very next day, and completely goes away the second day) the blue is the point https://preview.redd.it/cpl74q5n3xyg1.png?width=384&format=png&auto=webp&s=61b4d2d134fbe023460c3104822aa686b1916089