Do you have a literal pain in the butt? It might be proximal hamstring tendinopathy.

Learn what causes this tricky condition, what the typical symptoms are, and how physios diagnose it to determine what the best type of treatment would be.

🌟Need help with an injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the team at SIP via video call for an assessment of your injury and a tailored treatment plan.

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Background reading:

👉 How we can diagnose and treat your injury via video call

👉 Pain explained – Tips to speed up injury recovery

👉 Proximal hamstring tendinopathy treatments

📚 Chapters in this episode:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:15 Anatomy recap

00:02:23 How does proximal hamstring tendinopathy happen?

00:09:52 Three stages of tendinopathy and recovery times

00:18:16 How we diagnose proximal hamstring tendinopathy

00:34:46 How we can help