PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Jonathan D Rees AU - Matthew Stride AU - Alex Scott TI - Tendons – time to revisit inflammation AID - 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091957 DP - 2014 Nov 01 TA - British Journal of Sports Medicine PG - 1553--1557 VI - 48 IP - 21 4099 - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/48/21/1553.short 4100 - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/48/21/1553.full SO - Br J Sports Med2014 Nov 01; 48 AB - It is currently widely accepted among clinicians that chronic tendinopathy is caused by a degenerative process devoid of inflammation. Current treatment strategies are focused on physical treatments, peritendinous or intratendinous injections of blood or blood products and interruption of painful stimuli. Results have been at best, moderately good and at worst a failure. The evidence for non-infammatory degenerative processes alone as the cause of tendinopathy is surprisingly weak. There is convincing evidence that the inflammatory response is a key component of chronic tendinopathy. Newer anti-inflammatory modalities may provide alternative potential opportunities in treating chronic tendinopathies and should be explored further.