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  - 2013 Mar 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - bjsports-2012-091957
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2013/03/08/bjsports-2012-091957.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2013/03/08/bjsports-2012-091957.full
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.