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Hi! Definitely try a women's health PT! Or a regular PT if you don't have specialists in your area.
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It would be helpful if you could see a PT who can evaluate your current strength, surgical history, and fitness goals to help you make a plan for improving strength and preventing pain.
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Resistance/weight training sounds like a great addition! Keep up the amazing work and increase the weight that you are lifting during your strength training.
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It's also helpful to go to a running store and buy shoes that are appropriate for your feet and legs and stride. Go to a store that can do an analysis of these components and then recommend a good shoe for you
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You can engage different parts of the scapular retraction muscles at different angles. It's OK as long as you feel it squeezing your shoulder blades together and/or down.
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The glutes and not the hamstrings help you lift your leg out to the side. One way to find the sideways portion of the glutes is to lie on one side and raise your top leg up about 2 feet. You can either hold it there or lift it up and down until you feel the burn. Be sure you are tilted slightly forward so that your leg is…
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Great question! Both the hamstrings and glutes extend the hip, so many exercises for the glutes also activate the hamstrings. To isolate the glutes, make sure the resistance is directed between your knee and hip. For example, for standing hip extension, place a resistance band at your thigh and not at your calf. Bend the…
