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  The purpose of this study was to investigate the following. Do patients with obesity have a greater risk of tendinopathy in both the upper and lower extremities compared to patients who do not have obesity? Is obesity associated with a higher risk of upper and lower extremity tendon tear...

Tendinitis is another common problem we see more of as we age. As with other chronic conditions, low grade inflammation is involved. Metabolic syndrome, which involves insulin resistance and low grade inflammation, increases the risk for tendinitis. What we eat on a daily basis is for that reason very important...

Tendonitis, tendinopathy are very common conditions. Especially shoulder pain (rotator cuff). Tendinopathy is considered an overuse condition with a failed healing response. Research, however, is now also providing some other interesting reasons for tendinopathy(Scott A, et al. 2015). Participants in this study who had Achilles tendinopathy showed a pattern of...