Tendinopathy

Overuse or exercise-related tendon injuries are common in competitive and recreational athletes, [Page 1459]as well as in manual laborers. Tendinopathy, the term used to describe an overuse tendon injury or disorder, usually presents as pain in the region of the involved tendon. Tendinopathy usually results from chronic repetitive overuse or subclinical injury rather than a single acute injury. Under the Bonar classification, tendinopathy includes tendinosis (degenerative change of the tendon), tendinitis (inflammation of the tendon) with tendinosis, paratenonitis (inflammation of the tendon outer ...