Are your hamstrings always tight? DocJen & Dr. Dom explain the difference between physiological tightness and the sensation of tightness, highlighting the neural modulation of sensation. They speak to how psychology perpetuates vicious cycles of tightness and how sensations of tightness are a protective response. They describe 4 causes of that "tightness" sensation, describing the relationship between anterior pelvic tilts, foam rolling, types of stretching, and breath on chronic tightness within the hamstring. As a multijoint hamstring, they speak to addressing the proximal and distal ends of the hamstrings, honing in on how to effectively load the hamstrings with adequate lumbopelvic control.

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What You Will Learn PT Pearl:

1:11 - Sensation vs Physiological Tightness

2:54 - Viscious cycles of tightness

5:38 - Nervous system & access to range of motion

7:57 - Hamstring: a multi-joint muscle

8:08 - Causes of "tightness"

10:42 - Anterior pelvic tilt & hamstring tightness

11:35 - Should you foam roll?

13:18 - Hamstring vs Nerve Stretch

16:48 - Why do you need to breathe during your stretches?

17:58 - How to load your hamstrings?

20:55 - Lumbo-pelvic control

23:56 - Hamstring exercises in standing

25:52 - Progressing hamstring tightness rehabilitation

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