I tried the NHS dial-up physio service in which you describe your symptoms to a physio over the phone and are then prescribed a course of treatment - the inevitable set of stretches.
Rationally I'm convinced that stretches are a good idea and several times in my life I've attempted to embed the habit. It's never worked - I've simply found them too dull.
This time I was determined it was going to be different and so I thought I'd use the 'Pain of Paying' as a way to enforce the behaviour change and consulted a private physio. Very cheerily she advised a similar set of stretches to the dial-up physio. The big advantage is the practical rehearsal in the clinic so that you learn what it should feel like and build a physical memory rather than relying on your interpretation, or misinterpretation, of diagrams. The session, though less than 40 minutes, seemed a good investment of £70.
And so it goes. Lots of work on the hamstrings and stretches after exercise.
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