How to Massage the Hamstrings

**This video is for teaching purposes only. Please consult a doctor for proper diagnosis. Massage therapist, stay within your scope of practice
Massage therapists focusing on the hamstrings should understand the anatomy of the three muscles in this group: the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus. The biceps femoris has two heads, one originating from the ischial tuberosity and the other from the femur, both inserting into the head of the fibula. The semitendinosus arises from the ischial tuberosity and inserts into the medial surface of the tibia at the prs anserinus. Lastly, the semimembranosus originates from the ischial tuberosity and inserts into the posterior medial condyle of the tibia.
Clients who are more prone to hamstring injuries include athletes engaging in activities with sudden accelerations or decelerations, as well as individuals with poor flexibility. When working on the hamstrings, massage therapists can employ specific techniques like pin & stretch. Active & passive range of motion, trigger point therapy and techniques like effleurage, petrissage, and stretching to improve flexibility, enhance blood circulation, and alleviate tension in these muscles.
Treating the Sacro tuberous ligament is beneficial to treatment of the hamstrings.
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I love the physical contact between the therapist and client.When you were pressing on her hamstring with you knee.

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[@MassageTherapeutics915]

I have a video on sciatica. However it is difficult to self massage the piriformis. I do it while I’m standing. You can also put a tennis 🎾 ball against he wall & press on the buttocks.

[@mistibear7821]

I am a little confused. A pin and stretch of the hamstrings involves flexion of the knee and then slow manual extension while applying pressure inferior to superior hamstrings. You started with the knee in extension and moved into flexion while applying pressure inferior to superior.

[@MassageTherapeutics915]

You are very detailed & observant! Yes you are correct. I like to do pin & stretch distal to proximal & proximal to distal. During the editing he only showed when I started at the origin for the sake of shorter video. I was going too fast & didn’t show much of the flexion & extension of the knee. Thanks for pointing it out.

[@ItsMrsMe]

Can you massage knee that is inflamed?

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It’s better to ice it until swelling is down. It also depends on the injury.

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Good job .like to how you deep massage a person with uneven trapezius resulted in carrying heavy bags to work

[@MassageTherapeutics915]

Even out the load between their shoulders. Like a heavy backpack (or purse) should Not be carried on one shoulder. Puts too much pressure on the Thorasic outlet. You want to even out the weight on the back on both sides. Work trapezius, lats, rotator cuff & levator scapula. Also pec minor.

[@user-fc4qh9xb9d]

Buenas tardes María, muy instructivo, como todos sus videos! Tengo una duda, en la posición prono, durante la segunda técnica ( la activa)que UD va empujando con el puño, entendí que ella debe empujar su mano , eso sería directamente con la parte que UD está sujetando su tobillo o con los músculos que ud esta empujando. Ahojala entienda mi pregunta para aclarar mi duda. Es muy reconfortante al final de cada video cuando nos pide de hacer y/o tener un gran y buen día ❤️, Un respetuoso y calido saludo desde el invierno europeo 😀.

[@MassageTherapeutics915]

Hola, creo que si entendí la pregunta. Tiene que empujar con los hamstrings que estoy empujando con la mano. Así los activa cuando yo empujo. El chiste es tener tensión/relajar. Gracias por tu apoyo 🤗

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[@thevarva1520]

As a bodybuilder this is so incredibly painful to watch, just touching by myself my sore hamstrings makes me flinch 😂 but if one were to bear through the pain of the massage I guarantee the results would be amazing

[@MassageTherapeutics915]

The massage should not be painful! A good massage therapist would bring down the pressure to the client’s tolerance level. I hope you do get a massage or work them out yourself because your muscles sound hypertonic!

[@thevarva1520]

@@MassageTherapeutics915 Thank you for your answer! My muscles actually need a LOT of pressure in order for me to feel anything during a massage; hamstrings are the exception, so much so that I can't physically train them more than once a week

[@MassageTherapeutics915]

@@thevarva1520 wow. Why did that happen??? They must be off balance with the adductors & quads?

[@thevarva1520]

@@MassageTherapeutics915 my guess is that it's due to leverages and muscle fiber type (possibly fast twitch for the hams), which lets me do heavy romanian deadlifts (about 140kg for reps) while I must do lighter and more frequent work for quads (front squats and leg extensions) due to a chronically misaligned patella in both knees; I also don't do any direct adductor work because I don't feel it's needed on an aesthetics point of view

[@MassageTherapeutics915]

@@thevarva1520 you are a serious heavy weight lifter! 🏋️‍♀️ I assume it is competitive lifting. You just described why your hamstrings are tight & hypertonic. Since you can’t lift the same weight with the quads one side is stronger than the other. And the adductors! You don’t work them out as much because it’s not necessary for the aesthetics. All three (hamstrings, quads, adductors). Keep your pelvis stable. I hope they don’t cause a posterior tilt eventually!! Best of wishes for you!!!

[@leewmlee]

if the lady pushes down, isn't the muscle that fires in front of the thigh and not the back?

[@MassageTherapeutics915]

I’m sorry I don’t understand your question or to what part of the video you are referring to. Are you referring to when I was massaging the hamstrings while she was supine?

[@leewmlee]

@@MassageTherapeutics915 silly me, i wasn't clear. yes, it was in the beginning of the video where she was lying facing down, right knee bent, u asked her to "kick" forward, whilst u resisted the kick and massaged the hamstrings. i tried it myself and when i kicked forward, i felt the front of my thigh muscles contract and no reaction from my hamstrings.

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Depends. It is a very delicate area. Besides having the carotid artery & jugular vein you need to be careful with the trachea. We do have a lot of small muscles there that in certain situations they need to be massages but you must be trained to do that type of work. I hope this answers your question. I wasn’t sure if this is what you meant.

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