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Hamstring pain/spasm 4 months post ACL recon

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Topic: Hamstring pain/spasm 4 months post ACL recon

Posted By: aclrecon
Subject: Hamstring pain/spasm 4 months post ACL recon
Date Posted: Feb 05 2010 at 12:25pm

Hi,

I am 4 months post ACL Reconstruction (patellar graft) and I continue to have pain/spasms in my hamstrings when I try to flex my knee past 90 degrees. This is especially true at night. I do not have full flexion as of yet (lack around 15 degrees). When I stretch or have someone else stretch me into flexion, my hamstrings contract and are very painful. Any ideas on why this is happening. I would think that my pain shoul dbe in the quad muscles.

Any advice is appreciated.

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Posted By: Ask a PT
Date Posted: Feb 08 2010 at 11:32am

Sounds like you might have over excitement of the hamstring when you are stretching the quadriceps into knee flexion as a result of an abnormal skeletal muscle stretch reflex. I'd have your therapist work on performing some http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/pnfstretching.html - proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques with you along with what the therapist is already doing to see if that will help with your situation. Good luck!

Posted By: aclrecon
Date Posted: Feb 28 2010 at 1:35pm

Thanks - that seems to be helping

Posted By: Ask a PT
Date Posted: Mar 02 2010 at 2:26pm

That is wonderful. Keep us up to date on your progress.