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What Could Cause Pain In Hamstring Area?
i have cheered in the past and i did the splits a couple weeks ago and without stretching i went all the way down felt light headed and my thigh near my hamstring has being hurting extremly bad when i walk or exercise im going to my schools physical trainer as advised i just want a idea of what it is
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
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Sore muscles after physical activity, known as delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), is common which occur due to changing your exercise routine, or increasing the duration or intensity of your regular workout. When muscles are required to work harder than they're used to, or in a different way, it is believed to cause microscopic damage to the muscle fibres, resulting in muscle soreness or stiffness. DOMS is often mistakenly believed to be caused by lactic acid build up, however, lactic acid is not involved in this process.
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Sore muscles after physical activity, known as delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), is common which occur due to changing your exercise routine, or increasing the duration or intensity of your regular workout. When muscles are required to work harder than they're used to, or in a different way, it is believed to cause microscopic damage to the muscle fibres, resulting in muscle soreness or stiffness. DOMS is often mistakenly believed to be caused by lactic acid build up, however, lactic acid is not involved in this process.
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