Tendinitis vs. Tendinosis: How to Recognize, Prevent, and Fix

Tendinitis vs. Tendinosis: How to Recognize, Prevent, and Fix

One of the most common activity-related diagnoses is tendinitis. This involves an injury to a tendon, which is what attaches muscle to bone. Tendinitis is the inflammation of the tendon and results from micro-tears that happen when the musculotendinous unit is acutely overloaded with a tensile force that is too heavy and/or too sudden. However, ‘itis’ typically…