Overcoming Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy

👉 Complete the 30 Sec Survey & Find Your Best PHT Recovery Plan🎉 Sign up for the FREE PHT 5-Day Course HERE 🎉For all other PHT resources, go to: https://proximalhamstringtendinopathy.info/ After developing PHT in 2016, Michelle encountered 13 doctors and 3 years of pain before reaching an accurate diagnosis. Through lifestyle changes, strength exercises and finding the right therapist, she managed to eventually see progress.Michelle has returned to 25 miles per week of pain-free running and is ready to share her success story.

👉 Complete the 30 Sec Survey & Find Your Best PHT Recovery Plan🎉 Sign up for the FREE PHT 5-Day Course HERE 🎉For all other PHT resources, go to: https://proximalhamstringtendinopathy.info/ In today's episode, Brodie unpacks the reflections and revelations from a past client. Here is their response when Brodie asked what really helped their recovery:"Well definitely the exercises you said to do! And made sure I stuck to doing them. I stopped doing the glute bridges etc and focussed on increasing weight-bearing ones. I had read about it and self-diagnosed at first and thought I knew what exercises to do but didn’t know how many to do or how to progress through the exercises. I didn’t realise that I could have kept running. And if I could start again, exactly how. I avoided long sitting and if I sat, I used a cushion. I found other ways to exercise like swimming which I found I could do without making it a flare-up. Definitely need to find a physio that knows how to diagnose PHT and how to treat it. I definitely needed someone to relate the treatment to my particular condition and what I was able to do or not do. It’s not a quick fix so don’t give up! I still have some runs where I feel it but the next day it’s fine again".

👉 Complete the 30 Sec Survey & Find Your Best PHT Recovery Plan🎉 Sign up for the FREE PHT 5-Day Course HERE 🎉For all other PHT resources, go to: https://proximalhamstringtendinopathy.info/ In today's episode, Brodie reads out responses from current and past clients. These are insights they have had when managing their own Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy:Client A: "I guess my key takeaway is not a fun one and it’s one that I’ve tried to avoid but for me, it was unavoidable - patience. I need to be patient with my recovery and not start doing too much, too soon. I've had other times when my PHT has alleviated only to flare up badly again because I did too much”. Client B: “I believe the key is to stick to the program. As much as I would have loved to jump ahead I stuck to the program and have had no recurring problems”.Brodie talks about why it is so hard to be patient and trust the process. He then dives into practical tips to help, along with some examples of a sensible management plan. 

👉 Complete the 30 Sec Survey & Find Your Best PHT Recovery Plan🎉 Sign up for the FREE PHT 5-Day Course HERE 🎉For all other PHT resources, go to: https://proximalhamstringtendinopathy.info/ On today's episode I answer Mark's submitted question:"I would like to understand how an injured/damaged/weak tendon can go on to cause such widespread symptoms? In addition to tendon pain, I get chronic muscle tightness in my hamstring, thigh, calf, hip, groin and buttock. Also, get nerve pain throughout the whole leg. These symptoms get particularly worse through a flare-up. It can be hard to remain focused on the rehab with such widespread symptoms and feel it would help keep the focus of having an understanding of why it does this?"Firstly, I discuss the components of 'chronic muscle tightness' and certain explanations for these symptoms.Next, we dive into nerve pain and chronic pain to help understand why these symptoms may occur. Lastly, I give my final tips all to do with widespread symptoms. 

👉 Complete the 30 Sec Survey & Find Your Best PHT Recovery Plan🎉 Sign up for the FREE PHT 5-Day Course HERE 🎉For all other PHT resources, go to: https://proximalhamstringtendinopathy.info/ On today's epsiode Brodie answers your questions on social media:Are there overlaps between gluteal pain, adductor pain and PHT? If so, how do we isolate it and the treatment plan?How can I sit more comfortably during a flare-up? What is the likelihood of runners developing PHT if they have weak hips and/or hip impingement?Given a lot of the treatments seem to be the same for differential diagnosises (build strength, mobility and resilience) is there value in getting a more thorough diagnosis? Would it help with specificity of training and rehab?

👉 Complete the 30 Sec Survey & Find Your Best PHT Recovery Plan🎉 Sign up for the FREE PHT 5-Day Course HERE 🎉For all other PHT resources, go to: https://proximalhamstringtendinopathy.info/ On today's success story, Brodie talks with Richard who sustained a PHT injury back in 2009 while training for the world masters 100 metre event. What would follow is a 5 year long journey of mismanagement and eventually, implementing long-term, effective strategies to overcome his PHT injury.Richard shares the components to his rehab that eventually lead to a successful recovery including:Monitoring pain levels properlyThe importance of recovery daysCorrect training loads and intensitiesWeight trainingPatience

👉 Complete the 30 Sec Survey & Find Your Best PHT Recovery Plan🎉 Sign up for the FREE PHT 5-Day Course HERE 🎉For all other PHT resources, go to: https://proximalhamstringtendinopathy.info/ Alex Murray is a podiatrist and an education partner with Cause Health who have an E-book titled: Rethinking causality, complexity & evidence for the unique patient.Today, we dive into the complicated topic around why treatment may work for some, but not others, even when they have the same diagnosis. After listening to this episode, you'll gain new insight into the unique rehabilitation path to know if you are on the right recovery path.