Hi all,

Just a quick update to say what issue I was having and how it is being treated. I was feeling a 'pulling' up at the top of my right hamstring. I could run on it but it was very uncomfortable. It would get worse the longer I ran for and was much sorer after faster runs and sessions. A stretch didn't seem to really get to it so wasn't sure what to do.

PAul Hobrough found that the hamstring on the outside of my right leg was firing before my glute, but only outer of the 3 hamstring muscles. He got me to lie on my stomach and simply lift my straight right leg while feeling how I activated my muscles to do so. He said that this hamstring was working too hard and so tightening up on my runs. IT wasn't a tear, but it was very tight.

He immediate got RIGHT into it, right at the top of the hamstring and it was agony. After a while he said he couldn't do any more as my muscle was so tense as soon as he touched it - hardly surprising!!

He told me to do exercises that would re-activate my glute. These were:

1. Lie on my stomach, right knee bent, and foot turned in a bit to focus on outer hamstring. The beding of the leg takes the hamstring out of play so only the glute will be working. Then I have to just 'kick' directly up 20 times. 

2. Stand against a wall, turn right foot in, and lift heel to bum quickly, then VERY SLOWLY move toe back down to the floor. Repeat 20 times.

I also ice it and use a hot water bottle on it a lot as well as stretching my glute and hamstring.

It was instantly better the next day, although feels a bit 'bruised'. I've been doing the exercises a week now and it should be 2-3 weeks before I really notice an effect. It's definitely better than before, but not getting much better day by day.

Ben