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What if your chronic tendon pain isn't coming from the tendon at all? 🤯

In this episode, we sit down with Farran Abat, orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist from Barcelona, and Director of Resport Clinic—one of the largest sports medicine centers in Catalonia.

His work challenges one of the biggest assumptions in medicine: that chronic tendon pain always means the tendon hasn't healed.

The Big Idea:

After long-term injury, tendons can become infiltrated with nerves that continue sending pain signals—even after the tissue has structurally healed. This leads to Central Sensitization, where the brain becomes the source of the pain.

What You'll Learn:

✔ Why "tendinitis" is often the wrong diagnosis—and what's really happening in chronic tendinopathy ✔ The concept of the "phantom tendon" and why pain can outlast healing ✔ Electrolysis (EPTE) — a needle-based technique widely used in Europe ✔ Why biomechanics is the true root cause (not just the tendon itself) ✔ The future of personalized PRP—tailored to each patient and injury ✔ What cortisone injections may actually do to tendon tissue ✔ What's next: AI diagnostics, stem cells, and gene therapy in sports medicine

Why This Matters:

Dr. Abat's clinic reports more than 90% success rates without surgery in chronic tendon conditions—by addressing the neurological and biomechanical root causes, not just the tissue.

Whether you're a clinician, athlete, or someone dealing with stubborn tendon pain, this episode will completely change how you think about injury and recovery.

📌 Watch the full video to see the powerful imaging of nerve infiltration inside the Achilles tendon.

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Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:18 Dr. Abat's Background 02:05 Tendinopathy Meets Neuropathy 05:24 Tendinitis vs Tendinopathy 07:19 Central Sensitization Explained 08:03 Biomechanics Foundation 08:54 Treatment Philosophy 11:32 Achilles & Equinus Deformity 14:59 Nerve In-Growth Demo 18:55 Electrolysis (EPTE) 22:51 Inflammation Paradox 25:32 PRP & Stem Cells 26:54 Symptom-Only Treatment Problem 30:50 Cortisone Damage 32:34 Common Tendon Injuries 33:02 Injury Prevention 34:43 PRP Challenges 37:52 Personalized PRP Future 40:57 Lesion-Specific Treatment 43:44 Future of Sports Medicine 44:47 Closing Remarks

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