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How to Treat Hip Pain When Running with Sarah Louie, DPT
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Tight hips and nagging pain are a common complaint for runners. These injuries can be frustrating: stretching doesn’t help, sitting hurts, and running doesn’t feel normal. Thankfully, you can resolve your hip pain and run pain-free again. In this episode, we learn about how to treat hip pain, including labral tears, from Sarah Louis, DPT.
In this episode, you’ll learn about:
🔸 The most common causes of hip pain
🔸 If hip clicking is a concern for runners
🔸 The benefits of physical therapy vs surgery for labral tears
🔸 The contributing factors of hip injuries for runners
🔸 How to improve hip stability and strength
🔸 What to know if you are rehabbing a hip injury
Tread Lightly Running is hosted and researched by Amanda Brooks and Laura Norris, MSc. Production, show notes, and graphics by Laura Norris. Media kit available to interested sponsors upon request.
About Our Guest:
Sarah Louie, DPT, is a fellow-ship trained physical therapist and run coach who specializes in treating hip injuries. Her goal is to help runners with pain move with confidence and comfort.
You can find her free programs and book a call on her website: https://legacyrehabandperformance.com/
Follow Sarah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehipdocsarah/
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"How to Treat Hip Pain When Running with Sarah Louie, DPT" is an episode of Tread Lightly Running Science Podcast. Runtime 36 min. Published November 14, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
