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Tendon Healing: Best Physio Tips for Recovery

Article by Zoe Russell Tendon Healing: A Physiotherapist's Guide to Recovery Experiencing a tendon injury can significantly impact your life, leading to pain and limiting your ability to perform daily activities. The journey to recovery can be complex, but understanding the process of tendon healing and how physiotherapy can aid in this process is crucial. Do Tendons Ever Fully Heal? Physiotherapists often face the question, "Do tendons ever fully heal?" In essence, a healed tendon allows you to engage in your desired...

Why Rest Isn’t Best When It Comes To Tendons!

Rest Isn't Best When It Comes To Tendons! (Image courtesy of Running-Physio.com) Why don’t tendons get better by stopping activity? Keeping your tendon healthy relies upon a balance between load vs capacity. You can influence this balance either way. Overloading or a sudden/unaccustomed change in activity may irritate the tendon, whereas a lack of loading will diminish the strength and capacity of the tendon. Tendons are resistant to change. Tendinopathies occur when there is a change in load. For example, you may have taken...

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Tendon Healing: Best Physio Tips for Recovery

Why Rest Isn’t Best When It Comes To Tendons!