I've had several run ins with this debilitating and frustrating muscle injury. Several times it's left me walking like a broken down old man. All the stretches on this article are ones I have used to get rid of the problem. Sometimes they've worked quickly, a matter of days, other times less quickly, over a few weeks. But whatever the duration these stretches are great for curing and preventing the issue, in the first place.

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