Bridges to Healing – Tendon Taming #4

by | Jul 13, 2020 | OMPT

Continuing to look closer at Tendinosis We have already said that tendinosis was a non-inflammatory condition that is characterized by thin, frayed, and fragile tendon fibers. The bundles of collagen are disorganized, less oxygen, fatty cells can be present as well as...

Bridges to Healing – Taming Tendons #2

by | Jul 2, 2020 | OMPT

We are continuing our journey into the Land of the Tendons and how to tame them. The main purpose of tendons is to transmit longitudinal loads from muscle to bone. Tendons have been studied for their biomechanical properties (i.e. stress/strain curves on tensile...