If you have any good exercises that focus especially on the hamstring, I'd love to hear about them.
A knee knows
Monday, December 22, 2008
No more pain in knee, as earlier
The pain I was having playing tennis has completely stopped. I suspect that it was just a matter of getting used to serving again after a month, more or less, of not playing much. The left leg for a right-handed hitter, is the main source of power in a tennis serve. It's the leg you mostly drive from in launching upward to hit; it's also the leg you land on to complete the stroke. Since that initial experience a month ago or so, I haven't had any pain at all. But I need to step up my work to regain strength in the hamstring of my involved leg. I still have about half the strength of my other leg.
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Congrats on your recovery man! I go in for ACL reconstruction surgery tomorrow morning. I read your entire blog this evening...and I just wanted to thank you for helping me to get into the right state of mind!
Joe, best of luck in your surgery and rehab. You're going to be fine if you can clearly visualize where you want to be. For me it was not only wanting to play tennis or ski, but to be stronger than before the injury. I managed to do that, but need to *keep* doing it.
Do well.
Stephen, I had my reconstructive surgery on March 30th this year - your blog is an inspiration! I'm only 30, so I hope my recovery is as smooth as yours.
Have you tried yoga? I do this program called p90x, I find the cardio and yoga are awesome for leg strength.
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