22Nov
Do Tendons Ever Fully Heal?
Article by Zoe Russell Do Tendons Ever Fully Heal? Tendon injury is painful and debilitating, and the injury can exist along a spectrum of pain and dysfunction in a normal tendon, to pain and dysfunction in the presence of structural tendon change (known as partial thickness tears), and even complete tear (known as rupture) of the tendon. One question Physiotherapists often get asked is “do tendons ever fully heal?” Put simply:- Having a ‘healed tendon’ means that you can use the tendon to...
