Compression and Elevation, Do Not Rest and Avoid Stretching
For assurance and support in the early stages, sports medicine professionals advise using a compressive support, such as a tubigrip, around the thigh. Based on the idea that elevation will aid in the drainage of some of the swelling away from the ankle, elevation is probably more important in a distal injury, such as an ankle sprain. For severe hamstring rips, it is not seen as crucial.
You should only take a rest in the moments following a trauma, and for a brief period of time. Longer periods of hamstring muscle rest or unloading are detrimental and lead to undesirable morphological and biomechanical alterations in the tissue. To avoid complications, aim to begin a progressive exercise and loading program 48 hours after the injury.
Pulling or straining the wounded muscle tissue until it hurts may probably lead to a rebleed inside the muscle and impede healing, particularly early on. The evidence for loading and strengthening your hamstrings to promote healing and recovery is significantly stronger than it is for stretching. Stretching through pain will aggravate your sciatic nerve, the primary nerve that runs through your hamstrings. The hamstrings should be strengthened and mobilized as part of a proper training regimen.