How do you prevent hamstring and groin injuries?

How do you prevent hamstring and groin injuries?
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Compression shorts that stay in place through any workout!

Athletes who grab their hamstring, groin or thigh in response to an explosive movement... Unfortunately, we see it all too often. Fast acceleration, sprinting, braking and other movements that place a lot of force on the thigh often cause hamstring and groin injuries. Although an extensive warm-up and good training structure can help to prevent such injuries, this is often not enough. Herzog has therefore developed the PRO Sport Compression Shorts.
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Hamstring and groin injuries

Maybe you recognize it... After the winter break you are extra eager to start training again. You pick up your sports rhythm again with good courage, but unfortunately... after a wrong movement you feel a severe pain in the middle of your hamstring, just below your buttock or in your groin region. When sprinting, braking abruptly, twisting and turning, hamstring and groin injuries are likely to occur. Especially after a rest period in which your body is less resilient. The innovative Herzog Sport Compression Shorts are often used in the treatment and prevention of these types of injuries. The pants are ideal for football, hockey and rugby players. The shorts are also popular among skaters, runners and skiers.

Custom compression

What exactly do compression pants do? The Herzog PRO Sport Compression Shorts are knitted from high-quality microfibers and offers high and decreasing compression from above the knee (20 mmHg) to the bottom of the buttock (13 mmHg). This specific compression sequence improves blood circulation and the return of blood with waste products in the upper leg. As a result, you experience less muscle fatigue (quickly) and you reduce the risk of cramps. The correct size of Herzog PRO Compression Shorts is determined based on 3 measuring points. This gives a good idea of ​​the profile of your thigh and ensures the fit of the pantspreciselyis tailored to your leg contour. Via the measuring app you can easily find out which size compression shorts suit you.

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Less chance of muscle damage

Your thigh muscles are relatively thick and heavy muscles. This muscle mass is shaken back and forth considerably during your sports practice. The Herzog PRO Sport Compression Shorts ensures that this shock load is reduced through the measured compression. Fewer lateral forces are released on your muscle fibers and the risk of muscle damage is significantly reduced. The muscle mass of your thigh remains compact, which greatly reduces tensile forces on tendons and attachments. In addition, the counter pressure in the groin region greatly reduces the risk of groin injuries.

Starting up after your injury

Are you recovering from a hamstring or groin injury? Before you start exercising competitively again, it is important that you are ready. You must have confidence in your body and ensure that you are fit and strong enough to practice your sport. Of course, recovery also depends on the severity of your injury. When you are dealing with a groin injury, it is wise to train your adductor muscles. These muscles are often the most affected and can easily be strengthened with, for example, 'Copenhagen adduction'. It is also important to strengthen your muscles with a hamstring injury. The Nordic Curl exercise is perfect for strengthening your hamstring.

Top athletes are convinced

Wearing Herzog PRO Sport Compression Shorts offers many benefits for preventing and treating injuries and pain in your hamstring, groin and thigh. Compression shorts are a popular and valuable tool for athletes who want to get the most out of their performance. For example, Jorien ter Mors, three-time Olympic speed skating champion, likes to wear the shorts to support her strength training. More and more professional football players also indicate that they benefit from wearing the Herzog Compression Shorts. The shorts are therefore recommended by the medical staff of various Paid Football Organizations.

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Paul Jongmans

Former physiotherapist NAC BREDA

“During my time as a physiotherapist at NAC Breda, I recommended the PRO Compression Shorts from Herzog Medical to many players. These trousers are worn both preventively and curatively. Within football, the incidence of groin and hamstring injuries is high. With Herzog shorts you, as a physiotherapist, have an extra tool to properly manage these problems.”

“During my time as a physiotherapist at NAC Breda, I recommended the PRO Compression Shorts from Herzog Medical to many players. These trousers are worn both preventively and curatively. Within football, the incidence of groin and hamstring injuries is high. With Herzog shorts you, as a physiotherapist, have an extra tool to properly manage these problems.”

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