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Maryke Louw is a sports injury Physiotherapist and delivers excellent content around injury diagnosis and management. She is a practicing clinician and online physiotherapist with a big passion treating runners.&nbsp; 
Today she shares her top 5 topics around proximal hamstring tendinopathy and why some clients are not recovering. Some of our topics include: 
<ul> 
 <li>The role of compression around tendinopathy management</li> 
 <li>Does the type of running effect me?</li> 
 <li>Should I be stretching?</li> 
 <li>What exercises should I start with & how can I progress?</li> 
 <li>How long does a hamstring tendinopathy take to heal?</li> 
 <li>Debunking beliefs around this condition.&nbsp;</li> 
</ul> 
Please follow Maryke's work on these platforms: 
<a href="https://www.sports-injury-physio.com/meet-sports-physiotherapist-maryke" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> https://www.sports-injury-physio.com/meet-sports-physiotherapist-maryke</a> 
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/SportsInjuryPhysio/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/SportsInjuryPhysio/</a> 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuGyKVhuCa_iattvhM4DlQQ" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuGyKVhuCa_iattvhM4DlQQ</a> 
To follow the podcast joint the facebook group Becoming a smarter runner click on the link:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/833137020455347/?ref=group_header" rel="noopener" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://www.facebook.com/groups/833137020455347/?ref=group_header</a> 
To find Brodie on instagram head to:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/brodie.sharpe/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/brodie.sharpe/</a> 
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Maryke Louw is a sports injury Physiotherapist and delivers excellent content around injury diagnosis and management. She is a practicing clinician and online physiotherapist with a big passion

Why your hamstring tendinopathy isn't getting better with Maryke Louw

Benoy is an advanced practice physio from the UK with a specialist Interest in Hip pain & Running Injuries. Today we talk about lateral hip pain in runners. Topics we cover: 
<ul> 
 <li>What is lateral hip pain?</li> 
 <li>What factors cause hip pain in runners?</li> 
 <li>Once painful, what should I avoid to manage pain?</li> 
 <li>What are some early stage rehab exercises?</li> 
 <li>Should I believe terms like 'your glutes aren't firing' & 'ITB tightness'.</li> 
 <li>When can I return to running with hip pain.</li> 
</ul> 
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Benoy is an advanced practice physio from the UK with a specialist Interest in Hip pain & Running Injuries. Today we talk about lateral hip pain in runners. Topics we cover:  What is lateral hip

Lateral hip pain & glute strengthening with Benoy Mathew

Throughout this new weekly series, Brodie talks about his personal experiences with particular injuries and shares the lessons he has learnt along the way, so you will gain insight into injury management & prevention. 
This episode Brodie talks about this transition from marathon running into sprint triathlons which resulted in a hamstring tendinopathy. 
Brodie highlights the impact of speed on the body and how the accumulation of speed may increase the risk of injury, particularly if combined with compression such as cycling and running uphill. 
We then discuss the role of compression and pain when performing rehabilitation exercises. Often runners with tendon pain are anxious to push a tendon into pain and Brodie helps guide correct rehab dosage. 
Lastly, we dive into some simple, practical rehabilitation exercises that has helped Brodie along the way and finally overcome his hamstring tendinopathy. 
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Throughout this new weekly series, Brodie talks about his personal experiences with particular injuries and shares the lessons he has learnt along the way, so you will gain insight into injury

What Brodie has learnt from: Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy

Dr. Kieran O'Sullivan is a Physiotherapist, Clinician, Researcher and Lecturer at the University of Limerick. His research interests are pain & injury with low back pain specifically.&nbsp; 
This episode helps debunk a lot of unhelpful myths that plague back pain sufferers. Most of the template from today's discussion comes from the research paper <a href="https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/12/698" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Back to Basics: 10 facts every person should know about back pain</a>.&nbsp; 
Firstly, we dive into the myth that low back pain is caused by 'weak core muscles'. Brodie shares his experience at university and how this myth was created. Dr O'Sullivan dives into the helpful understanding around general strength without necessarily focusing on isolated 'core activation'. 
Next we investigate the myth around poor posture. A lot of people will hear lifting is bad for your back and slouching with cause strain, but Kieran highlights the importance of being comfortable when sitting and building up levels of tolerance for lifting anyway you feel necessary. 
Our last topics revolve around running with pain, effective treatment, unhelpful treatment and passive 'hands-on' methods. This is an eye opener from a lot of people and hopefully an empowering discussion. 
You can find <a href="https://twitter.com/kieranosull" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dr. Kieran O'Sullivan on Twitter here</a>. 
As referenced, you can listen to the <a href="https://bodylogic.physio/podcast/trailer/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Empowered Beyond Pain podcast here</a>. 
For more information and an insightful quiz head to <a href="http://www.lowbackpaincommunication.com/quiz" rel="noopener" target="_blank">www.lowbackpaincommunication.com/quiz</a>&nbsp; 
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Dr. Kieran O'Sullivan is a Physiotherapist, Clinician, Researcher and Lecturer at the University of Limerick. His research interests are pain & injury with low back pain specifically.&nbsp; This

The Myths around low back pain with Dr. Kieran O'Sullivan

Today's episode is for you to self-reflect on your past thoughts, beliefs, fears & anxieties when injured and how it can hinder your recovery.&nbsp; 
We discuss the components of: 
Catastrophizing- 'To view or present a situation as considerably worse than it actually is'. 
Kinesiophobia- 'An excessive, irrational, and debilitating fear of physical movement and activity'. 
Brodie discusses 3 recent papers on this topic to bring more awareness to the situation: 
Paper 1: Changes in catastrophizing and kinesiophobia are predictive of changes in disability and pain after treatment in patients with anterior knee pain. 
Paper 2: Pain and disability in women with patellofemoral pain relate to kinesiophobia, but not to patellofemoral joint loading variables. 
Paper 3: Adding mindfulness practice to exercise therapy for femalerecreational runners with patellofemoral pain: A randomized controlled trial. 
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Today's episode is for you to self-reflect on your past thoughts, beliefs, fears & anxieties when injured and how it can hinder your recovery.&nbsp; We discuss the components of: Catastrophizing- 'To

Catastrophizing & Kinesiophobia hindering your recovery

Lindsey is a PT and also competed as a 4-year scholar-athlete playing soccer. Furthering her career she became a board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist in 2016.&nbsp; She then completed the University of Chicago Medicine Orthopedic Manual Therapy Fellowship in 2019.&nbsp;&nbsp; 
&nbsp;Her clinical and research interests include treating runners and triathletes, people with chronic and persistent pain, and people with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome.&nbsp;&nbsp; 
She is an avid marathon runner and long-course triathlete and It was her own hip journey with FAI and a labral tear that sparked her interest in helping others with hip issues get back to doing the things they love. 
We dive into the definition, pathology and clinical signs of FAI along with the likely contributing factors in running. 
Brodie and Lindsey also discuss the prevalence of incidental findings with MRI scans and the asymptomatic prevalence within the healthy community. 
Lindsey also shares the common misconceptions about this condition, rehabilitation advice and treatment. 
We also answer your patron questions including the risks of running with FAI and the likelihood of developing other running-related injuries if untreated.&nbsp; Instagram is: @plassptperformance&nbsp; website:&nbsp;<a href="http://plassptperformance.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">plassptperformance.com</a> email:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:lindsey@plassptperformance.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lindsey@plassptperformance.com</a> 
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Lindsey is a PT and also competed as a 4-year scholar-athlete playing soccer. Furthering her career she became a board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist in 2016.&nbsp; She then completed the

Understanding FAI & Labral tears with Lindsey Plass

Damian McMahon is a physiotherapist from Ireland and also the creator of the Outlier nordic T-bar. This device is designed to make eccentric nordic exercises accessible within your house and without complicated set-ups. 
Brodie tried out the t-bar personally and decided to chat with Damian about the idea behind his device. 
We also cover useful information to help runners strengthen their hamstrings along with Damian's 3 tips to reduce your risk of a hamstring strain.&nbsp; 
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Damian McMahon is a physiotherapist from Ireland and also the creator of the Outlier nordic T-bar. This device is designed to make eccentric nordic exercises accessible within your house and without

Building eccentric hamstring strength with Damien McMahon

By popular demand, this is an updated episode covering the old and new information about Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy. Brodie recaps the previous two episodes on this condition including: 
<ul> 
 <li>Why your hamstring tendinopathy isn't getting better with Maryke Louw</li> 
 <li>What Brodie has learnt from Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy</li> 
</ul> 
After reviewing the takeaways from these previous episodes, Brodie shares 5 new updates to help with injury prevention and rehabilitation of this condition.&nbsp; 
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By popular demand, this is an updated episode covering the old and new information about Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy. Brodie recaps the previous two episodes on this condition including:  Why

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