Hamstring strains are among the most common lower extremity injuries in athletes and active individuals, especially during sprinting, jumping, acceleration, and explosive movement. The hamstring muscles play a major role in controlling hip extension and knee flexion, making them highly vulnerable to strain during high-speed running and eccentric loading activities.
People recovering from a hamstring strain often experience sudden pain, tightness, weakness, or soreness in the back of the thigh. Symptoms may worsen during sprinting, bending, stretching, or explosive lower body movement. Muscular fatigue, previous injury history, strength imbalance, and poor movement mechanics can all increase stress on the hamstrings and contribute to delayed recovery or reinjury.
One of the biggest challenges with hamstring injuries is that the muscles can remain overloaded and fatigued even after activity stops. When recovery between training sessions or rehabilitation exercises is incomplete, the hamstrings may continue absorbing excessive stress during movement. For individuals in Memphis recovering from hamstring strains, Normatec Compression Therapy is used to support circulation, improve lower extremity recovery, and reduce post-activity muscular fatigue throughout the legs.

Normatec Compression Therapy may help support recovery in individuals recovering from hamstring strains by improving circulation and reducing muscular fatigue. It is commonly used alongside rehabilitation and strengthening programs.
Compression-based recovery strategies may help support circulation and reduce post-activity muscular soreness. Recovery-focused therapies are often incorporated into rehabilitation programs for muscular injuries.
Normatec Compression Therapy is commonly used to support lower extremity recovery following muscular strain injuries and repetitive athletic activity. Sequential compression may help improve recovery efficiency and reduce muscular fatigue.
Normatec Compression Therapy is widely used by athletes and active individuals to support recovery from lower extremity soreness and fatigue. Improving circulation and fluid movement may help reduce feelings of heaviness and post-exercise muscular stress.
Hamstring strains often become frustrating because the muscles may feel improved at rest but continue to fatigue quickly during running, sprinting, lifting, or rehabilitation exercise. As the lower extremities become overloaded, the hamstrings can repeatedly absorb excessive stress before they are fully recovered, increasing the risk of prolonged symptoms and reinjury.
At Cole Pain Therapy Group in Memphis, we use Normatec Compression Therapy to support lower extremity recovery by improving circulation, enhancing fluid movement, and reducing post-activity muscular fatigue throughout the legs. The sequential compression helps the hamstrings and surrounding musculature recover more efficiently following training, sports activity, and rehabilitation sessions, which may help improve movement tolerance and reduce ongoing muscular stress during recovery.
What makes our approach different is that recovery strategies are guided by a detailed evaluation of movement mechanics, muscular performance, rehabilitation demands, and return-to-activity goals. Rather than using recovery tools generically, every session is tailored to the patient’s recovery needs and activity level to ensure treatment is applied with precision and purpose. Patients from Memphis, Bartlett, Lakeland, and Arlington choose this approach because it supports recovery, movement quality, and athletic performance while helping them return to activity with greater confidence and long-term function.
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Richard L. Cole, DC, DACNB, DAIPM, FIACN, FICC
Jeffrey D. Luebbe, DC, CCRD, CCSP
W. Steven Vollmer, DC, DAAPM
Bradford J. Cole, DC, MS, CSCS
J. Colby Poston, DC
Daniel H. Smith, DC
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(901) 377-2340
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