Shoulder and elbow tendon repair surgeries are procedures that repair one or more torn tendons. A tendon is a tough band of fibrous tissue that connects a muscle to a bone. A tendon can be partially ...

Milica McDowell, Doctor of Physical Therapy, VP of Operations at Gait Happens, told Green Matters when I asked her to ...

It can sometimes be difficult to distinguish between aches associated with building muscle during strength training versus an ache that means you have injured a tendon. The first line of treatment for ...

Nonsurgical treatment is often an option. You should discuss these treatment options with your orthopedic surgeon, who can help you determine the best option for your situation. American Academy of ...

Occasionally, doctors order imaging tests such as an X-ray or MRI (if they think the Achilles tendon may be torn). Treatment for Achilles tendonitis starts with taking a break from the activity that ...

Objectives To develop a core outcome set for lateral elbow tendinopathy (COS-LET) and to provide guidance for outcome evaluation in future studies. Methods We implemented a multi-stage mixed-methods ...

2 Treatment algorithms suggest that after conservative treatment has been exhausted surgical intervention may consist of resection of the offending calcaneal spur and tendon debridement.

the condition is more gradual in development and characterized by microscopic tears and thickening of the tendon. Patellar tendinosis causes similar symptoms, but the treatment of this condition is ...

The shoulder may get stiff or weak. Proximal biceps tendonitis usually is an overuse injury. This means it happens from doing the same movement over and over again. Occasionally, doctors order imaging ...