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Originally Posted by kfisherx
Thanks Roland. I am trying to be positive but this has been going on for nearly a year. I injured it (they say) from overuse. It started as just a slight little blip on my radar. Then it got worse and it pissed me off so I ran harder (Marine remember) I did this for 7 months until it got so bad that I could hardly walk. My injured leg was only a fraction of the side of my healthy leg due to athrophy. 5 months of Physical Therapy later and the therapists says I am at 90%. Now I am in the hands of a strength trainer to help me figure out how to stay strong and not keep injuring myself. But still I do...
My main problem is that I do not feel pain like normal people. At least that is what the Therapist says and my trainer agrees. My trainer says that is why I am not muscle sore. Since I cannot feel pain I have nothing to tell me that I am on the edge of injury. By the time I am feeling pain a strain has already occured.
You are 100% correct in the stronger quad thing. When I say that I am doing my hamstring PT exercises, it consists of hip extensions, abductors and glut ham raises. I find these very boring.... I only do them 1-2 times a week and I am supposed to do them 3 times. I do them pretty regularly when I have a bit of pain but as soon as I feel good again I just run and lift and the fun stuff.
I know.... I am an idiot....
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You don't feel pain? That's weird. Like if I pinch you, it won't hurt? Or, is it just that you have a high threshold?
Are you seeing a therapist who deals with athletes? Maybe the exercises are too basic (e.g., aimed at "normal" people). There are lots of non-boring lifts to do (unless these are light rehab things. But GHRs aren't really very light, huh?).
It's not the same as a hands on, but if you post in the injury sub-forum, there are some sports minded Docs and PTs that come around to dole out solid advice. Somewhere in there, there's a questionnaire to fill out to give all the background info that they want to see. You might check it out.
Oh, I see that you travel for work some. If you ever stop in Indianapolis, get an appt with Bill Hartman. He's a genius. The Muscle Whisperer.