Tendonitis and tendinopathy are not the same things. Knowing the differences will determine your treatment.
Tendinitis is inflammation or irritation of a tendon, the thick fibrous cords that attach between the muscle and bone. The condition causes tenderness and pain just outside a joint. While tendinitis can occur in any of your tendons, it’s most common around your wrists, knees, heels, shoulders, and elbows.
Tendinopathy on the other hand is a degeneration of the collagen protein that forms the tendon. This term is often broadly used in encompassing painful conditions occurring in and around tendons in response to overuse.
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