Overuse tendon injuries present with pain and swelling of the affected tendon with
associated decrease in exercise tolerance and function of the limb. After early inflammatory …

Overuse tendinopathies are a common cause of pain and disability in athletes. According to
histological findings, it is a “failed healing response” to overuse tendon injury. In obesity …

Tendon disorders are a major problem for participants in competitive and recreational
sports. To try to determine whether the histopathology underlying these conditions explains …

Our understanding of the pathogenesis of" tendinopathy" is based on fragmented evidences
like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. We propose a" failed healing theory" to knit these fragments …

Tendinopathy, a broad term used to describe disorders in and around tendons, 1, 2 is
associated with repetitive tensile forces exerted on tendons. 3-5 Rapid increases in the …

Overuse tendinopathy is problematic to manage clinically. People of different ages with
tendons under diverse loads present with varying degrees of pain, irritability, and capacity to …

IN BRIEF: Overuse tendinopathies are common in primary care. Numerous investigators
worldwide have shown that the pathology underlying these conditions is tendinosis or …

Failure to appreciate how pain arises in tendinopathies may be limiting medical progress. It
is assumed that tendon overuse causes inflammation, and thus pain. We critically review the …

Chronic tendon problems or tendinopathies remain a common problem for both elite and
recreational athletes. Although acute, traumatic conditions such as ligament and muscle …

Tendon injuries cause significant morbidity in recreational and elite sport (15). They also
add substantially to workers” compensation costs. This editorial discusses why painful …