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At Movement Mechanics Osteopathy Auckland, we treat hamstring tendinopathy using a structured approach built around accurate diagnosis, progressive loading, and advanced treatments including Shockwave Therapy and High-power laser Therapy. Whether your symptoms started with running, gym training, field sports, or prolonged sitting, our focus is to calm pain, rebuild tendon capacity, and help you return to full performance with confidence.
What is Hamstring Tendinopathy?
Hamstring tendinopathy is a load-related tendon condition, most commonly affecting the tendon where it attaches to the pelvis at the sit bone (proximal hamstring). Unlike an acute strain, this condition develops gradually. The tendon becomes sensitive when the demands placed on it exceed its current capacity. Typical features include a deep ache high in the back of the thigh or at the sit bone that builds during or after activity. Symptoms are often aggravated by running, sprinting, hill work, lunges, deadlifts, or long periods of sitting. Many people experience a cycle of temporary improvement followed by flare-ups when training intensity increases.
We consider shockwave therapy when hamstring pain has persisted for several weeks or months, when sitting discomfort remains high, or when attempts to increase training repeatedly trigger flare-ups.
The goal is to create a window where the tendon can tolerate progressive loading again. From there, treatment focuses on rebuilding capacity through staged strengthening, controlled exposure to running or sport, and clear progression targets.
Shockwave therapy is not appropriate for acute muscle tears or high-grade tendon injuries. If your history or examination suggests a structural tear, nerve involvement, or referred spinal pain, we will guide you toward the appropriate imaging or specialist care. This ensures treatment remains precise, efficient, and aligned with your long-term outcome.
Movement Mechanics Osteopathy & Shockwave Therapy provides evidence-based care designed to restore movement and build long-term resilience. We combine hands-on assessment with advanced technology and clear rehabilitation planning to help you recover efficiently and return to activity with confidence. For acute tendon injuries, we offer High-Power Laser Therapy to help manage pain and inflammation.
Our Browns Bay clinic supports patients across the North Shore, including Albany, Torbay, Long Bay, Mairangi Bay, Rothesay Bay, Milford and Takapuna. We are ACC registered and Southern Cross affiliated.
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How Shockwave Therapy Supports Recovery
Shockwave therapy delivers targeted acoustic energy into the affected tendon and its attachment site. This creates both mechanical and neurological effects that can help reset pain sensitivity and improve tolerance to load. For proximal hamstring tendinopathy, the treatment is particularly useful around the tendon–bone interface, where symptoms are often most localised. By reducing pain and irritability, shockwave can make it easier to progress strengthening and return to normal movement patterns. Rather than replacing rehabilitation, shockwave therapy acts as a catalyst for progress when symptoms have stalled or the tendon remains reactive despite appropriate exercise.
Return to Running, Training and Sport
Persistent hamstring pain often leads people to stop participating in activities altogether. In most cases, this delays recovery.
At Movement Mechanics, the focus is on controlled progression rather than rest. Your plan will outline what you can continue, what needs to be temporarily reduced, and how to increase load safely. The aim is to rebuild a tendon that can withstand real-world demands, such as sprinting, acceleration, heavy hinging, and sustained training volume.
Shockwave therapy can help accelerate this transition by reducing symptom reactivity during the early stages of progression.
Hamstring tendinopathy is a persistent and often frustrating condition affecting the tendon where the hamstring attaches near the sit bone or along the back of the thigh. Shockwave therapy can help reduce pain, improve load tolerance, and support a return to normal activity, either as a standalone treatment or alongside a structured rehabilitation programme you may already be following.
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