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/ This episode addresses the following PHT questions:What makes PHT seemingly come back out of nowhere? Is the treatment different for this recurrence?With this being such a slow-healing injury, how do you measure week-to-week progress? Are there markers of progress besides a reduction in the day-to-day pain level?What makes a chronic sufferer? Body type or genetics? How can we prevent PHT?

👉 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 this episode, Brodie recaps what he has learnt over the years about PHT. It was originally released on the Run Smarter Podcast and is now shared on the PHT podcast. 

👉 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/ Maddie is a recreational runner who has had bilateral plantar fasciitis for over 5 years. She has faced debilitating symptoms including intense pain, pins and needles and burning sensations which dramatically altered her social life. Cooking, shopping, walking the dogs and playing with her son were sometimes ceased because the pain was so bad. Despite periods of time not running, the pain continued.Maddie shares her newfound improvement after actively researching pain science and implementing exercises such as mindfulness, deep breathing and mantras into her regular routine. She talks about the sudden change of symptoms, the relevance of heightened awareness to an injury and her new understanding of having a flareup.Listen to this episode to gain insight into the bio-psycho-social side of pain and the practical tips you can make to enhance your recovery. 

👉 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/ Rob developed a hamstring strain mid-race in January 2018 which eventually progressed into pain when sitting and driving. Initial shockwave therapy irritated symptoms for over a week and Rob struggled to get symptoms under control. With limited fitness equipment at home, Rob made use of what he could and with careful progressions, would see his first glimpse of hope. Rob shares his initial successes alongside his apprehensive/nervous start in a gym and walk-run program. Listen to hear the profound insights with practical takeaways in this PHT 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 answers the following questions:Rob: "I'm currently on a 2-week holiday. I do have access to the gym here but the equipment isn't as good as at my gym at home. Is easing back on the exercise likely to set me back at all? Brent: "Are the rehab stages considered 'strength' training and, if so, is it too much strength, taking away from my runs or bike days?"Jennifer: "I saw a PT who said my hamstring was constantly under tension because of a pelvic tilt. Do you know if anterior pelvic tilts can be a cause of PHT or if there's any benefit to correcting the tilt?"Rebecca Appleby: "When the PHT is responding well to a solid rehab plan, at what point can strides be reincorporated into a return to run routine, or does the PHT need to be remedied first?"

👉 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 answers the following questions:Julia: Hi Brodie I have a general query about the fact that this condition is so difficult to treat within the physio/orthopedic community with seemingly only a handful of specialists (like yourself) who understand how to rehab it successfully. Is this a new 21st-century condition that has been amplified by our sedentary lifestyles and long hours of sitting at work? It just seems strange that no one had this problem back in the 80s and 90s when jogging/running became so popular. Harvey: Hi Brodie, Maybe you could expand on how a PHT sufferer assesses whether they have a relatively strong or weak tendon. For example, a slight increase in a strength exercise or perhaps too much sitting in a given time period will cause a flareup and will often take 4-5 days for the tendon to settle back down.Trina: Rehabilitation exercises are great; usually doing the job to strengthen and “repair” if following doctor’s orders. However, once the hamstring and/or tendon no longer cause pain, is it expected that someone would continue the exercises, and if so, would it be less frequently, fewer reps, lower intensity, or something else? In other words, what is the post recovery protocol?Jen Johnson: Hi Brodie, my question is, how common is it to have pain in the "muscle belly" of the hamstring? Is this truly connected to this PHT injury? I occasionally have pain at the high tendon attachment but it is rare. I have really stalled in my rehab and I am wondering if it could be something else. I should clarify, that in the beginning, it was more prominent in the attachment but not now.

👉 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/ I talk with a lot of people with proximal hamstring tendinopathy, and I commonly hear them say "Brodie, I know you talk about the importance of tendon compression during rehab, but I still don't fully get it".Well, this episode aims to clear the confusion behind what tendon compression is and why is it important in your PHT 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/ Brodie reviews a paper titled: Proximal hamstring tendinopathy; expert physiotherapists' perspectives on diagnosis, management and prevention.This paper interviewed leading PHT experts and discuss the following categories: Onset of pain, location of symptoms, clinical tests, palpation, scans, differential diagnosis, management, treatment and prevention.Check out the paper here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33378733/

👉 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/ While a gym membership is highly encouraged, sometimes it isn't readily available. Whether it is financially, accessibility or you are travelling in the short-term.For this reason, this episode covers rehabilitation tips if a gym membership is not an option. Brodie covers helpful exercises and progressions with 5 levels of equipment.Level 1: No equipmentLevel 2: Resistance bandsLevel 3: Swiss ballLevel 4: Weighted backpacksLevel 5: Adjustable dumbbellsTune in to gain insight into your proximal hamstring tendinopathy rehabilitation.