tendon injury
Torn sinew problem
Tendon injury refers to damage to the fibrous tissue connecting muscle to bone.
Injuries range from mild inflammation (tendinitis) to partial or complete tears.
Common sites include the Achilles tendon, rotator cuff, and elbow tendons.
She's been dealing with a tendon injury in her shoulder for months.
Recovery often requires rest, physical therapy, or surgery depending on severity.
- strainExcessive stretching force
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- tearTo pull apart
- torn ACLDamaged anterior cruciate ligament
- inflammationProtective tissue response
Achilles · rotator cuff · ligament · muscle · soft tissue · swelling · pain · tennis elbow · jumper's knee · rehabilitation · sports · overuse · sports medicine · healing · brace · physical therapy · physical therapist · MRI scan
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- horse medicinecolic, lameness, laminitis, founder, navicular
- foot injuriesankle sprain, ankle fracture, broken toe, stress fracture, plantar fasciitis
- Hand Ailmentstrigger finger, carpal tunnel, jammed finger, broken finger, finger fracture
tendon injuryfracture
Split in hard material
bone fracture · broken bone · nerve injury · sprain · dislocation
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