John Sessoms wrote: >> Here's an editorial from the British Medical Journal on the subject >> for anyone interested in that sort of thing: >> http://www.robertstech.com/stuff/tendonosis.pdf >> > >I guess it makes a good case that it's not inflammation, but it didn't >give me a clear understanding of what it IS,
>From the article: "Light microscopy of patients operated on for tendon pain reveals collagen separation thin, frayed, and fragile tendon fibrils, separated from each other lengthwise and disrupted in cross section." Microscopic tearing of the tendon fibers, in other words. >or how to make it better. That is not within the scope of the article, which concludes with, "there remain many unanswered questions, particularly with respect to treatment" >From my own experience, I can recommend heat treatment before exercise, ice afterwards and stretching/strengthening exercises specific to the tendon involved. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
