Park Sung-woong, limping because ‘this part’ of his leg was cut off… Treatment is said to be difficult, what happened?

Actor Park Sung-woong suffered a hamstring injury while filming.

Recently, Park Sung-woong confessed that he had torn his hamstring during a production report meeting for the movie ‘Desperate Pursuit’. Park Sung-woong said, “While filming in the winter, my hamstring suddenly tore and I had to limp while filming, which was a tough experience.” He added, “The problem was that my body was not properly warmed up.”

He continued, “Even if you go to the emergency room, they say that the rupture is not treatable and that it is a disease that only gets better with time,” adding, “Even though my body was in tatters, the movie was able to shine.”

Even if you are not an athlete, if you exercise too vigorously, you are at a higher risk of hamstring injury.

Hamstring rupture is a common disease that athletes easily experience. Soccer players Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan have also suffered hamstring injuries. However, people like Park Sung-woong who overwork their bodies, such as during filming, are also more likely to get injured. The hamstring is commonly the back thigh muscle. It consists of long muscles and tendons such as the biceps femoris and semitendinosus. It affects the hip and knee joints and is involved in moving or bending the legs, so if the hamstring is damaged, it becomes difficult to walk and run.

The hamstring contracts when you run, jump, or bend your knees. When you straighten your knees, the hamstring relaxes. If you move aggressively and apply a strong force to the hamstring, the muscle can rapidly relax and rupture. Movements such as sudden starts, slowdowns, shooting, and changes of direction put a lot of stress on the hamstring.

When a hamstring ruptures, it feels like a snap and a sharp pain… Sufficient warm-up is important

As Park Sung-woong mentioned, when the hamstring ruptures, it feels like it’s snapping. It’s a sudden ‘pop’ feeling of snapping, followed by a sharp pain in the back of the thigh. The thigh may swell severely or bruise. Muscle cramps may occur, and it may be difficult to even walk as you feel a loss of strength. Therefore, you should quickly go to the hospital and get an ultrasound or MRI to determine the extent of the injury.

If the injury is severe, non-surgical treatment or rehabilitation treatment such as medication, injection, or extracorporeal shock wave therapy is required. The recovery period varies from patient to patient, but rest is required for at least one week. The recovery period can be up to 2-3 months or more. If the effect of these treatments is small or recurrence is frequent, surgery should be considered. In fact, hamstring ruptures are easy to relapse. Once injured, it is difficult to fundamentally heal, so the injured area gets injured again.

To prevent hamstring rupture, it is important to do sufficient warm-up exercises before exercise. Avoid excessive speed training without preparation, exercises that bend the waist, etc. Stretching that can gently relax the knee joints and muscles before exercise is helpful. Stand up, put one foot forward, and bend forward at the waist. It is also good to put your feet on a chair or step and bend the waist.