Suffering from hamstring tendinopathy can be very painful especially when it increases due to using your leg or even just sitting for long periods of time. Pain is often dull and aching and can easily be confused or misdiagnosed as sciatic nerve pain.
High hamstring tendinopathy is a very common but often misdiagnosed and managed condition. This article should help to clarify the uses of Shockwave therapy for hamstring tendinopathy and its role in helping to manage this difficult condition as well as outline some of the other available options.
Shockwave therapy for hamstring tendinopathy is a growing treatment option and we are pleased to be at the forefront of clinics using it for this condition.
What is hamstring tendinopathy?
- Hamstring tightness
- Poor warm-up
- History of previous injuries to the hamstring
- Poor quad to hamstring ratio
- Pelvic instability
- Poor running biomechanics
- Poor core stability
What other treatments are available for hamstring tendinopathy?
- Steroid Injection (Zissen et al 2010)
- Surgery (Benazzo 2013)
- Eccentric loading
- Shockwave therapy for hamstring tendinopathy (Cacchio 2011)
- Anti-inflammatories (oral or injectable)
- PRP injections
- Hamstring stretching
- Pelvic Alignment (Kristen 2010)
- Hamstring Strengthening
How is a session of Shockwave therapy for hamstring tendinopathy conducted?
How long will Shockwave therapy for hamstring tendinopathy take to work?
What is the evidence for Shockwave therapy for hamstring tendinopathy?
Where can I get Shockwave therapy for hamstring tendinopathy?
How long will the Shockwave therapy for hamstring tendinopathy treatment last for?
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