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Overcoming Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy

Brodie Sharpeβ€’overcomingpht.libsyn.com
Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy is a horrible condition affecting athletes and non-athletes alike. If you fall victim to the misguided information that is circulating the internet, symptoms can persist for months, sometimes years and start impacting your everyday life. This podcast is for those looking for clear, evidence-based guidance to overcome Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy. Hosted by Brodie Sharpe, an experienced physiotherapist and content creator, this podcast aims to provide you with the clarity & control you desperately need. Each episode brings you one step closer to finally overcoming your proximal hamstring tendinopathy. With solo episodes by Brodie, success stories from past sufferers and professional interviews from physiotherapists, coaches, researchers and other health professionals so you get world class content. Tune in from episode #1 to reap the full benefits and let's get your rehabilitation back on track!

Episodes

Client insight: Rehabilitation tips & being kind to yourself

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” In today's episode, Brodie breaks down the comments written by his past PHT client. Here is their submission when asked what their biggest insights and revelations were during Proximal hamstring tendinopathy rehab: "My main learning points from my 2.5 years would be: Don’t think that PHT will go away by completely resting. Pain will decrease (with rest) but once you attempt to return to activity, then you’ll have more than PHT to worry about. Seek ...

Dec 14, 2021β€’32 minβ€’Ep. 54

Michelle's PHT success story

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” 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. Click here to learn more about the PHT video course & to receive your 50% discount If you would like to...

Dec 07, 2021β€’36 minβ€’Ep. 53

PHT Client insight: exercise/running/rehab

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” 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 ...

Nov 30, 2021β€’23 minβ€’Ep. 52

The importance of patience & trusting the process

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” 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 ag...

Nov 23, 2021β€’26 minβ€’Ep. 51

Understanding widespread symptoms

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” 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 symp...

Nov 16, 2021β€’24 minβ€’Ep. 50

Q&A: Overlapping symptoms/sitting guidelines/hip weakness

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” 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 ...

Nov 02, 2021β€’32 minβ€’Ep. 48

Richard's PHT success story

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” 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 properly The importance of recover...

Oct 26, 2021β€’43 minβ€’Ep. 47

(Part 1) Why one PHT treatment doesn't work for everyone with Alex Murray

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” 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. Clic...

Oct 05, 2021β€’47 minβ€’Ep. 44

Q&A: Recovery timeframes & your rehabilitation ladder

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” Today Brodie does he first Q&A and answers the following questions: How can I progress after 7 yrs of PHT with slow loading yet still can't avoid an intense flare up? What would be the best pain relief during a flare-up? How strong is strong enough to resume things like cycling? When does the proximal hamstring tendinopathy pain actually go? Does it ever When will I know that "things are back to normal?" For example, when can I know that I can ...

Sep 28, 2021β€’30 minβ€’Ep. 43

Do we overtrain or under-recover? with Dr. Izzy Smith

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” Dr. Izzy Smith is a specialist in hormone health and today we focus on all things hormones, stress & recovery. Firstly, Izzy talks about the concept of β€˜over-training vs under-recovering’. We then move onto the role of certain hormones that hinder and enhance our ability to recover. We all know the body will struggle to recover if subject to large amounts of physical stress, but Dr. Izzy Smith highlights the role of emotional & psychologica...

Sep 21, 2021β€’1 hrβ€’Ep. 42

Expert physiotherapists perspectives on PHT (a 2020 paper)

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” On today's episode Brodie reviews a 2020 paper titled Proximal hamstring tendinopathy; expert physiotherapists’ perspectives on diagnosis, management and prevention. The authors are Anthony Nasser, Tania Pizzari, Alison Grimaldi, Bill Vicenzino, Ebonie Rio & Adam Semciw. This paper interviews experts in the field of PHT and comments on subjective interviews, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, education, exercise, end-stage rehab and prevention....

Sep 14, 2021β€’28 minβ€’Ep. 41

Optimizing S&C into your week with Trang Nguyen

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” Click here to learn more about the PHT video course & to receive your 50% discount If you would like to learn more about having Brodie on your rehab team go to www.runsmarter.online Or book a free 20-min physio chat here...

Sep 07, 2021β€’1 hr 6 minβ€’Ep. 40

What can we learn from Dr. Alfredson?

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” Today, Brodie tells the tale of Dr. Alfredson, a Swedish surgeon back in the 1990's who mistakenly discovered the benefits of eccentric loading exercises for tendon rehabilitation. He would later develop the Alfredson eccentric protocol which is widely accepted and performance up to the present day. After sharing this story, Brodie reflects on the rehabilitation of Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy and 3 key takes aways from Alfredson's experience th...

Aug 31, 2021β€’19 minβ€’Ep. 39

3 pain tests to help diagnose PHT (a 2012 paper)

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” Today Brodie reviews a research paper by Cacchio, A et al. Titled: Reliability and validity of three pain provocation tests used for the diagnosis of chronic proximal hamstring tendinopathy. Here are the videos to the: Modified bent knee stretch test Puranen-Orava Test Bent knee stretch Other links: Click here to learn more about the PHT video course & to receive your 50% discount If you would like to learn more about having Brodie on your reha...

Aug 24, 2021β€’20 minβ€’Ep. 38

5 reasons why your tendon rehab is failing

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” Brodie uncovers the 5 traps people fall into during rehabilitation. This is a great episode if you are trying to rehab your tendon and not seeing results. It's a good opportunity to self-reflect and modify any area of your recovery that is lacking. After listening to today's episode you'll walk away with insights around strength & conditioning and interpretting proximal hamstring tendinopathy symptoms. Click here to learn more about the PHT vid...

Aug 17, 2021β€’26 minβ€’Ep. 37

Amy's PHT success story

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” Amy is a treadmill runner who developed PHT in 2018, which then turned into 2 years of confusion & frustration. We discuss her inital symptoms, how it progressed until she was unable to run and her search to find answers. What then took several months to find a solution, Amy shares what treatment process was the most effective which allowed her to return to running. Amy is now training for a half marathon and shares her routine to keep this inj...

Aug 10, 2021β€’1 hrβ€’Ep. 36

Is exercise addiction detrimental to your running? with Heather Hausenblas

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” Dr. Heather Hausenblas PhD, is a physical activity & healthy aging expert, researcher, and author. Today we discuss the fascinating topic of exercise addiction. Here are the topics: The difference between exercise addiction and exercise committed. Typical behaviour and characteristics for someone who is addicted to exercise. The consequences associated with this addiction. The involvement of social media & health devices on the running popu...

Aug 03, 2021β€’53 minβ€’Ep. 35

Developing your PHT flare-up plan

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” On this epsiode Brodie discusses the crucial component to any management plan. What to do when faced with a PHT flare-up! We discuss the importance of a flare-up plan, what factors might contribte to a flare-up and what factors influence a mild vs major flare-up. Brodie illustrates general guidelines for you to follow if experiencing a mild flare-up or a major flare-up. Click here to learn more about the PHT video course & to receive your 50% d...

Jul 27, 2021β€’27 minβ€’Ep. 34

Gluteal muscle weakness in PHT

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” On today's episode, Brodie highlights the importance of glute muscle strengthening during proximal hamstring tendinopathy rehabilitation. We talk about a research paper titled: Gluteus Maximus inhibition in proximal hamstring tendinopathy (2017) along with the research findings. Brodie then shares his best gluteal muscle strengthing exercises for you to include in your rehab. Click here to learn more about the PHT video course & to receive your...

Jul 20, 2021β€’18 minβ€’Ep. 33

Strategies to reduce your pain with Dr. Rachel Zoffness (Part 2)

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” We continue our journey! If you haven't listened to part 1 of my chat with Dr. Rachel Zoffness please do so. Today, we dive into practical steps and strategies people can do when they are suffering from pain. Rachel first talks about the concept of 'Cognitive behavioural therapy' and what you think, affects how we feel emotionally, affects how we feel physically, which affects how you behave. Next, Rachel discusses some pain-control strategies and ...

Jul 13, 2021β€’1 hrβ€’Ep. 32

Understanding pain and injury with Dr. Rachel Zoffness (part 1)

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” Today we have pain psychologist Dr. Rachel Zoffness on the show to teach us about pain & injury. Rachel teaches pain education to medical residents, serves on the pain education faculty at Dartmouth and is the co-president of the American Association of Pain Psychology. She is also the author of The Pain Management Workbook, an integrative, evidence-based treatment protocol for adults living with chronic pain. In part 1 of this 2-parter, we div...

Jul 06, 2021β€’1 hr 1 minβ€’Ep. 31

Train your mind to bounce back from injury with Carrie Cheadle

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” Carrie Cheadle is a sports psychologist & co-author of the book 'Rebound: Train your brain to bounce back stronger from sports injuries'. Recognise the importance of behaviour, attitudes and mindset for recovery. Also self-reflect on your personality and use your strengths and weaknesses as a great ally, rather than a hindrance. Click here to learn more about the PHT video course & to receive your 50% discount If you would like to learn mor...

Jun 29, 2021β€’1 hr 11 minβ€’Ep. 30

Weakness vs Sensitivity

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” We often misinterpret weakness when it fact, it could be just an increase in structure sensitivity. When progressing a rehabilitation program and executing your rehab exercises, it's not uncommon for a hiccup and mild flare-up to occur. This is often followed with pain & irritation when attempting activity that was once well managed. This can be interpreted as weakness and without recognising the difference, we often go through high amount of f...

Jun 22, 2021β€’24 minβ€’Ep. 29

Recovery expectations & dealing with set-backs

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy recovery is tough! It is a frustrating process that seems never-ending at times. This episode will help soften the blow and set you on the right path towards your destination. Every person who has faced challenges returning from an injury needs to listen to this episode. We discuss how to plan for your journey to pain-free fitness and to expect the unexpected. Click here to learn more about the PHT video course &...

Jun 15, 2021β€’26 minβ€’Ep. 28

Success story: James & his return to running

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” James has been a runner for 8 years. He had completed several marathons and loved running as an outlet for stress relief. However, PHT brought his passion to a halt! James found the overcoming PHT podcast and other PHT resources and started his own rehabilitation but reached a progression plateau. That is when he started working with Brodie through online physio and accelerated his results. On today's episode James tell his rehab story and what bre...

Jun 08, 2021β€’44 minβ€’Ep. 27

Sleep Science for Recovery with Dr Amy Bender

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” Dr Amy Bender is a sleep scientist on a mission to promote sleep for well-being & better performance. She is the perfect guest to have on the podcast to discuss it's importance for your performance & recovery. We discuss: Link between sleep and injury What you need to know about the different sleep stages Signs & symptoms of poor sleep habits Importance of both sleep quality and quantity Common sleeping disorders Can I sleep too much? P...

Jun 01, 2021β€’51 minβ€’Ep. 26

The Relationship of Sleep and Cortisol in Running Injuries

Learn more about Brodie's PHT AI Assistant πŸ“„πŸ” This episode is another big step in knowledge towards pain perception and proximal hamstring tendinopathy recovery. In order to train hard, you need to sleep hard. In order to reduce risk of overuse injuries, you need to optimize recovery. We discuss the connection of poor sleep with injury, sleep with reduced performance and the interwoven relationship of cortisol, stress and pain levels. Click here to learn more about the PHT video course & t...

May 25, 2021β€’21 minβ€’Ep. 25