In this video, Anthony uses a model to explain tendinopathy and tendon rehab.
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You’ll see Anthony explain tendon pain and inflammation, and discover how, as a physio, tendon treatment is organised.
Work through the stages of tendon damage, from normal response to load, tendon swelling and tendon inflammation, through tendonitis and tendinopathy.

What is Tendinitis (tendonitis/ tendinopathy)

Hi Guys, It’s Anthony from Grandstand and today we are talking about tendons. We’ll discuss how tendons respond to load, what happens when a tendon is overloaded and most importantly how to manage a tendon when it starts to break down.
We are going to use a rope model to help describe what is happening in your tendon. We’ll see how load affects a tendon, including how the tendon responds to keep it healthy. When the load is too great. or the rest period between exercise is too short, the we start to see the cumulative damage within the tendon structure. this is what we term tendinitis or tendinopathy.
There are different stages in tendinopathy or tendinitis, from swelling and stiffness, neovascularization (infiltration of nerves and blood vessels in the tendon matrix) and tendon tears.
Having understood the various stages, we then look at how to rehab the injured tendon. You will see that for most stages, applying load is going to be the best solution for returning the tendon to full health. The amount and type of load will differ, depending on the stage of tendinpathy, or tendinitis, however, it is rarely a good idea to rest the tendon completely.
You should understand that within any tendon, particularly the overworked one, you might have various stages occurring in different parts of the tendon. It is imperative, therefore, that you match the load applied with the tolerance of the tendon. Seeking advice from a physiotherapist will help you to make informed decisions as to managing your tendon injury, and return you to activity as soon as possible.
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