Why is Shah Rukh Khan in so much pain?

Shah Rukh Khan, who is currently appearing in the TV game show Sabse Shaana Kaun has injured his hamstring and is being given injections to heal his injury. SRK posted a tweet saying that he was going through a lot of pain due to the injured hamstring.

‘Serious Ouch time! Hamstring shaken fortunately not stirred. Injections galore,running like a duck.Not that I don’t like ducks but it sucks!,’ he posted on Twitter.

Hamstring refers to the tendons that attach the muscles on the back of your thigh to the bone. A hamstring injury is common especially among athletes. According to Dr Dilip Nadkarni, an orthopaedic surgeon, ‘These muscles are responsible for bending or flexing our knees. The hamstring gets stretched in many sporting activities, when we suddenly bend our body forwards. When the forces are too great, these muscles can get stretched beyond the elastic limits and tear. There could be a minor pull or a strain or in severe cases a frank rupture.’ Read more about hamstring injuries.

Shah Rukh Khan has often injured himself while shooting for his films. We wish him a quick and speedy recovery.

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