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In this listener-driven episode, Brodie answers 10 of your most pressing questions about proximal hamstring tendinopathy (PHT). From isometric training to pain rules, sitting tolerance, and tendon healing potential—this Q&A is packed with practical insights to help you take control of your recovery.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- Is gentle running delaying healing? How to use “pain rules” to guide your load management.
- Can PHT fully heal? Yes—and Brodie explains how research supports complete tendon recovery (with some important caveats about pain).
- Isometrics revisited: Brodie shares how his views have shifted after his chat with Dr. Keith Barr and what exercises he now recommends.
- How should isometrics be programmed? Duration, intensity, and how to pair with RDLs, curls, and step-ups.
- When to do loading exercises vs walking: How to time your rehab and avoid diagnostic confusion.
- Am I getting stronger if I still have pain? Why strength and pain are different metrics—and how to track both.
- Sitting pain: annoying or damaging? Whether long car rides are actually harming your tendon and how to modify.
- Is it still PHT? Brodie explains why he avoids making remote diagnoses and what to do when symptoms are vague or lower down the leg.
- How do I progress my running? A guide to adding a third running day without flaring up symptoms.
- Living with PHT as a performer: Does pushing through mild pain lead to long-term damage? Plus, are foam rollers helpful or harmful?
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