During these success story segments, Brodie interviews a runner who has managed to overcome Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy after much frustration & hardship. When injured, it is easy to find social media tales of chronic pain, debilitating symptoms a
On today’s episode we cover all things sitting with PHT and answer the following questions: What are the best strategies for pain relief when sitting? Does sitting cause further damage to the tendon? How can we handle sitting on long car trips or long wo
This episode covers Brodie’s conversation with Dr. Peter Malliaras who is a physiotherapist & associate professor specialising in tendinopathy. Peter dives into the research behind tendinopathy pathology and management, including strength rehabilitati
We tick off our last universal principle to overcome your proximal hamstring tendinopathy. Brodie introduces the Pain, Rest, Weakness Downward Spiral which is a common trap for tendon pain. It is human nature to retreat from activity if it causes a flare-
This universal principle focuses on the difference between external tissue loading & internal tissue capacity. In particular, your adaptation zone & max capacity line is not static. In fact, certain environmental influences and mood states can flu
We dive into another chapter of the E-book and introduce you to another universal principle to overcome your proximal hamstring tendinopathy. The chapter of the e-book is titled: ‘Sleep on it: Interpreting your pain over 24 hours’. Your tendinopathy recov
Today Brodie shares a snippet from his E-book & the Run Smarter Podcast. Chapter 1 of the E-book is titled ‘Adaptation Education: Give it time and the Body will Adapt!’ This is a universal principle for Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy rehabilitation,
On today’s episode, Brodie dives into the stages of PHT rehab. We first touch on the responsibility of pain during rehab exercises, and how we can interpret productive pain from unhelpful pain. Next, we discuss the 3 stages of rehab. Stage #1 includes how
Today’s episode has Brodie commenting on a past episode from The Run Smarter Podcast episode titled ‘Talking Tendons’. We hear a snippet from that podcast and learn about tendon rehabilitation and preventing a tendinopathy. We break rehab into stages: St
After learning the basics in episode #1, Brodie dives a level deeper into Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy specific information. We start by exploring the key anatomy features and the common hamstring tendon sites for pathology. We then dive into specific
