Quote Originally Posted by gcoe View Post
Here are some questions
What exercise are you actually doing and how do you progress the exercise as the muscle gets stronger?
Is your exercise being supervised by a PT?
Did the PT really check your back and hip? You want to be sure there isn't a referred pain component to your problem - this may be unlikely but it is worth getting it ruled out.
I'm doing hamstring curls, using both legs to curl the weight back, and then using the affected leg alone to slowly lower the weight. I'm also doing a mix of other exercises suggested by my PT - balance exercises standing on one leg and bending forward while holding a ball (this triggers the pain much more than I expected), squats (without weights), quads, and lunges. When I use a weight machine, I'm using the lowest weight setting and doing high reps.

My original strength routine was set up by a PT who I was seeing weekly. She wasn't sure what to do next - since we weren't getting much improvement. My insurance will only cover 15 PT sessions/year for a given injury. So she suggested we put our sessions on hold until I have another appt with the referring physician. So my strength routine is currently unsupervised - but I'm open to suggestions and changes. I'm seeing a new physician in 2 weeks, and I imagine he'll suggest more PT.

My PT did check my hip and back to see if this could be due to referred pain, but she didn't think that was the cause.

Thanks for the help!