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Originally Posted by Lost Dog
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.
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Roland.... I think it is the fact that I have a high threshold. I certainly do feel it if someone pinches me but it is the case that you have to draw blood before I complain about it.
I don't know what a GHR is. I have to look that one up to respond. But with that I will share with you about my PT. He does deal with athletes but mostly golfers and baseball players. He doesn't know a thing about runners. I had no clue when I went in there anything about Physical Therapy nor did I have a clue how badly I was hurt. If I had any clue at all I would have insisted on seeing a Therapist who specialized in runners.
I thought that I would go in and get some exercises to do at home and that would be that. Instead it took 5 months of bi-weekly appointments for my injured leg to have the same (within 90%) measurements as my non-injured leg. That whole while he had to hold me down and keep me from running and doing too much cardio work. I felt like he was babying me and that we were going too slowly. We fought a lot.
When I finally measured within 90% with my injured leg I announced to him that I was getting a personal trainer and that I would use this program to continue my rehab. The Physical Therapist said I could do that but he wanted to talk to the Trainer. So I connected the two. I did not hear the conversation but the Trainer told me that he was told I was that rare pateint who you never had to push rather you had to hold back so she doesn't hurt herself. So my trainer is being careful now too.
He thinks I need to back off the hamstring injury and give myself room to heal. He keeps holding me back too. I am TIRED of giving this room to heal and I want to work the bloody thing. It is ridiculous that I cannot run on it after all this time. (sigh...)
Who is this Bob Hartman? Is this a person who is a Physical Therapist or is he very well versed in Rehab of these sorts of injuries? I would be happy to fly wherever to have a consult with anyone who can help me with this. I have a daughter in Indy so I could easily justify that flight.