Extensor tendon injuries, most frequently occurring in the hand, represent a significant clinical challenge due to the intricacies of the extensor mechanism and the vital function it performs in digit ...

Daniel Jones is coming off a torn Achilles tendon as he heads into free agency; here's what he said about returning ...

Achilles tendon injuries have become all-too-familiar headlines in professional sports, and this NBA season saw more than its usual share. During the NBA playoffs alone, Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian ...

As part of the symposium on Sports Medicine at the Sports Tomorrow Congress, FC Barcelona has presented the Tendon Injury Guide, a manual based on the club’s research and clinical trials of recent ...

The equine deep digital flexor tendon (DDFT) plays a critical role in the biomechanics of the distal limb, and injuries to this tendon can have significant consequences for performance and welfare.

Researchers in Germany have developed a thermo-responsive hydrogel and loaded it with tendon stem/progenitor cells (TSPCs), developing a therapy for tendon injuries. This hydrogel allows TSPC survival ...

Morgan Potter, a physical therapist pursuing her doctorate in biomechanics and movement science at the University of Delaware, was recently awarded the Florence Kendall Award from the Foundation for ...

The patient is a 35-year-old office worker and keen recreational squash player who has been struggling with lateral epicondylitis – tennis elbow – for nine months, despite the rest, ice and exercises ...

What is Flexor Tendon Injuries? Tendons are tissues that connect the muscles to the bones and control the hand movement. The muscles that control the finger movement are located in the forearm. Long ...

(Reuters Health) - - Tendon injuries are common in sports, and there are many schools of thought on how to avoid them. But a new analysis of past research finds that stretching doesn’t help and might ...

Peter Francis receives funding from Vivobarefoot. It was around four to six million years ago when humans first evolved to walk upright. We continued to evolve into superb long-distance walkers and ...

In order to understand why and how these injuries occur, it is helpful to be familiar with the structures involved. Tendons are the straps of connective tissues that attach a muscle to other body ...