SPORTS & ORTHOPEDICS BLOG ARTICLES

INJURY SPOTLIGHT: The Role the Obturator Internus Plays in Hamstring and Hip pain

Do you have hip pain? Do you have hamstring pain? Have you been told that you have hamstring syndrome? When asked to describe where your pain is, do you feel like you need to point “up there” to really pinpoint the location of pain? If you answered yes to any of these questions, your obturator internus muscle could be contributing to the pain and dysfunction that you are experiencing.

Physical Therapy Exercises are BORING

I’m a physical therapist and I LOVE what I do. I love teaching people about their bodies. I love educating and instructing in proper exercise performance. I love educating on injuries, how to prevent them and how to recover from them. I love it all! I am also the first to admit that, despite how great it all is, when it comes down to the nuts and bolts of rehabbing from an injury or surgery, PT IS BORING! The actual application of all the knowledge bombs I drop, the actual performing of the prescribed exercises, the time commitment, is boring/tedious/monotonous…whatever adjective that you want to use! At the end of the day, doing your physical therapy exercises tends to be the last thing you want to do. I understand. I have been there and am CURRENTLY there. For the most part, I know what to do whenever an ache or pain pops up, but I still struggle to do my exercises day in and day out. Why? Because I would much rather be doing almost anything else than doing my boring PT exercises.

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