Tendon pain remains an enigma. Many clinical features are consistent with tissue disruption—
the pain is localised, persistent and specifically associated with tendon loading, whereas …

Both acute and chronic tendinopathy result in high morbidity, requiring management that is
often lengthy and expensive. However, limited and conflicting scientific evidence …

Managing tendinopathy in season is a challenge for all sports medicine practitioners. Many
of the strategies employed to treat tendinopathy in a rehabilitation setting are not suitable …

Achilles tendinopathy is a degenerative, not an inflammatory, condition. It is prevalent in
athletes involved in running sports. A systematic literature review on Achilles tendon …

Importance of the field: The therapeutic use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is an autologous
biotechnology that relies on the local delivery of a wide range of growth factors and …

Acetylcholine (ACh) is not only a neurotransmitter but is an ancient molecule that can be
released by and act on non-neuronal cells. In these cells the system of ACh-synthesizing …

Background. Chronic tennis elbow (lateral epicondylosis) is a common disorder. Like other
chronic soft-tissue pain conditions it is often difficult to treat successfully. The effects of …

The treatment of painful chronic tendinopathy is challenging. Multiple non-invasive and
tendon-invasive methods are used. When traditional non-invasive treatments fail, the …

Purpose This study aimed to compare hip abductor muscle strength between individuals
with symptomatic, unilateral gluteal tendinopathy (GT), and asymptomatic controls. Methods …

Objective To determine whether there are objective findings of tendinosis in a rabbit
tendinopathy model on exercised and contralateral (non-exercised) Achilles tendons …