overuse tendon injuries

Overuse Tendon Injuries in Sport

What is a tendinopathy? Overuse tendon injuries or tendinopathy is a highly prevalent condition that affects both athletes and non-athletes. Current research has replaced the term ‘tendinitis’ (inflammation) with tendinopathy (tendon pain and dysfunction), as it’s been found that inflammation does not have a large role in tendon injuries. Tendinopathy is an overuse tendon injury…