Searching for Better Treatments for Irritated Tendons (IMAGE)

Thomas Jefferson University

Searching for Better Treatments for Irritated Tendons

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Healthy tendon tissue (left panel) in contrast to tendinotic tissue (right) that causes pain. Researchers found that the cellular processes leading to tendinosis begin with a lack of oxygen in the tissues.

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Rowena McBeath, M.D., Ph.D., Thomas Jefferson University

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