Can Even the Worst Tendon Damage Fully Heal?

⬇️ Discover the Next Step for Your Rehab: Take This 'PHTroadmap' Survey https://brodiesharpe.typeform.com/PHT... ----------------------------------------------------------- OTHER LINKS: 📚 60 Day PHT Blueprint Online Course: https://start.proximalhamstringtendin... 📚 FREE 5-Day Email Course: https://brodiesharpesteamwobd8bc.mycl... 📚 Work 1-on-1 with Brodie: https://runsmarter.online/physiothera... 🎙️ Listen to the Full Conversation with Keith Baar on the Overcoming Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy Podcast: https://pod.link/1552609236/episode/M... ----------------------------------------------------------- Can a tendon that’s been damaged for years actually return to normal? In this video, I break down how our understanding of tendon healing has evolved, from Jill Cook and Craig Purdam’s influential tendinopathy continuum to Keith Baar’s fascinating work on stress shielding and stress relaxation. We’ll explore why degenerative portions of a tendon may struggle to receive the load needed to rebuild, and whether there may be a way to change that. I’ll also break down Baar’s remarkable case study of a professional basketball player with severe, long-standing patellar tendinopathy, plus the practical 20–30 second isometric loading protocol Baar uses to promote stress relaxation. If you’ve been told your tendon is severely degenerated or wondered whether chronic tendon damage can ever truly heal, this research may change the way you think about your recovery. 00:00 Time to Reconsider Damaged Tendons 00:30 Then Tendinopathy Continuum 01:38 How to Treat the Doughnut 02:45 Why Chronic Tendons Aren't Repairing 04:20 Healing Tendons with Stress Relaxation 07:00 Evidence of Chronic Tendons Healing 07:40 Protocol to Heal Any Damaged Tendon