People with patellofemoral pain presenting to MSK clinicians are of varying ages, and report pain at the front of the knee.
It’s not just footballers who are prone to “pulling a hammy”. We use our hamstrings when walking and performing other everyday activities.
We all have experienced emotions in our lives that are so strong and uncomfortable, that they literally overwhelm us.
Research into the human pain experience has progressed hugely in the last 20 years or so and our understanding of pain has obviously improved.
Your Achilles tendon is located on the back of the lower leg, just below the bottom of your calf muscles, connecting to your heel.
Hamstring injuries tend to occur more commonly in fast sports where there are lots of changes in direction movements and lunging.
“How should I breathe?” is a question that comes up very often in my movement work and other therapeutic conversations.
Dancers train very hard, multiple times per week and even more when leading up to a performance and during the performance itself.
Life happens now, not in the past or in the future so being present, rather than worrying about the past and future is a good thing.
Long-term pain is challenging, not only for the person suffering but also challenging to treat as there are many mechanisms and crossovers that create the experience.
