Hi All,

Has anybody experienced tight hamstring/glute tightness since the operation? I have hip impingement in flex position post surgery, with super tight feeling hamstring that does not really respond to stretch. Wondering if tight glute/hamstring is having an effect and what options are there to improve the hamstring?

Thanks.

Using touching my toes as a guide: my hamstrings were less flexible immediately post-op, but now at about 8 weeks I'm almost back to pre-op flexibility as far as touching my toes.  If I lay on my back and try to bring my knee to my shoulder, I cannot touch my shoulder with my knee and feel the limit on the front side, as if something is impinging.  On my good side, and before my hip went bad, I could put my knees on my shoulders without problem.  Though I saw a video the other day, I think on the Squat University channel, that addressed exactly this and it was actually not impingement.  I can't find it now, but it gave me hope that improving flexibility could solve what feels like impingement on the front side. 

Is this what you were asking about?

Sig-

A trick/technique I uses and still do when the hamstrings tighten up is to get out the tennis ball, sit on the kitchen table such that my feet don't touch the ground and position the ball under my hamstrings.  This can be quite challenging/painful at first and you can support your weight with your arms as you move the ball around to the tight spots to get them to loosen up.  I find it very helpful to find the knot and then roll the leg across/perpendicularly to the knot to loosen it up.  There's been times a single session or two of this will relieve the tight hamstrings completely and I'm standing straight, loose and without pain.  Best wishes.

Sig-

Glute tightness was an ongoing problem for at least 6-9 months.  I used a foam roller along with stretches to get it worke out.

If your surgeon is happy try a massage gun as long as you don't go too near the incision site

I'm a 13 year veteran bilateral runner, stopping in for a visit.

I had to develop a stretch and strength routine and stick with it.  It's easy to ignore stretching and I'm very guilty of it.  For years, if I was running well, I'd forget to stretch and then, wham, I'd have a set back, feeling like my hip was failing.  I'd get on the floor and start stretching again until it all felt better again.  I did this over and over for years.

Two years ago, I got into a good routine, 4 days running then one day where I do 1.5 hours of stretch and strength.  I haven't had a problem ever since!