Entries by Vicki

Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy: Clinical Aspects of Assessment and Management

The Most Comprehensive Clinical Paper On Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy This clinical paper is written by four of the worlds top tendon specialists:  Tom S.H. Goom, Dr. Peter Malliaris, Michael P. Reiman and Craig R Purdam. https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2016.5986      

Video of Prof. Jill Cook Talking Tendinopathy Rehabilitation

Professor Jill Cook Explains Concepts in Tendinopathy Rehabilitation   A little give away – the changed pathology remains but the tendon grows more good tissue until there is more good tissue than a tendon with normal pathology!  Recently termed the donut effect.  

Mental Health, Grief and Injury Explained

Why You Feel Grief When Injured And How To Manage These Feelings Many people say the hardest part of being injured is the impact on their mental health.  On top of that lots of people take up sport to improve their mental health or as a coping mechanism.  Many sporting events are social events. People […]

What Is Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy…..

This website is dedicated to proximal hamstring tendinopathy.  There’s a link to a global Facebook community where people share their experiences and support each other.  You are not alone with this.  Talk to people who have successfully recovered from proximal hamstring tendinopathy and returned to running, sitting and a pain free life. Proximal hamstring tendinopathy […]

The Directory

The Recommended Clinicians Directory This directory was created following a request from a PHT community member. Every clinician listed has been recommended by a member who’s received treatment from that clinician.  The only criteria for the directory is a community member makes the recommendation. The directory is designed as a starting place and in no […]

PHT Treatments

Managing Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy To manage proximal hamstring tendinopathy, start by cutting back on the activity that’s aggravating your tendon.  It’s thought, tendinopathy (tendinosis) is partly an overuse injury.  The tendon cannot keep up with the amount of activity and the repair process so degenerates. Tight, weak hamstring muscles cause pulling on tendons and restrict […]