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meverett172000 · 03-04-2008, 11:38 AM

Does anyone here have any experience with hamstring tendonosis? I've seen some of the old threads deal with elbow tendonitis, but nothing specific to the hamstring.

I've been searching a number of places on the web and I've come to the conclusion that I've been suffering from this for a long time now, most likely due to poor posture, sitting in chairs for a living and poor hip mobility. It seems to be somewhat common in runners (I play soccer and bike). I've been working to correct a lot of this, but I haven't seen too many ways to increase the tendon strength from tendonosis (which is different than tendonitis). Many of the recommendations for tendosis say to do eccentric exercises and are usually referencing the achilles. I guess I'm interested in a little more details in how this might apply to the hamstring. I've been doing single leg deadlifts and seen some improvements, but I'm not sure how frequently i should do this or what weight and reps to use. Any advise will help.

Thanks.

03-04-2008, 11:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
meverett172000 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 14 My Profile	Hamstring tendonosis Does anyone here have any experience with hamstring tendonosis? I've seen some of the old threads deal with elbow tendonitis, but nothing specific to the hamstring. I've been searching a number of places on the web and I've come to the conclusion that I've been suffering from this for a long time now, most likely due to poor posture, sitting in chairs for a living and poor hip mobility. It seems to be somewhat common in runners (I play soccer and bike). I've been working to correct a lot of this, but I haven't seen too many ways to increase the tendon strength from tendonosis (which is different than tendonitis). Many of the recommendations for tendosis say to do eccentric exercises and are usually referencing the achilles. I guess I'm interested in a little more details in how this might apply to the hamstring. I've been doing single leg deadlifts and seen some improvements, but I'm not sure how frequently i should do this or what weight and reps to use. Any advise will help. Thanks.