What's New

I'll use this page to post updates on new research, statistics, and information about tendinosis. Let me know if you have some information you think I should add. I can't promise to add all your suggestions, but I'll try to include major updates.

Please note that tendinosis.org does not endorse any particlar product, treatment, or website. Tendinosis.org is strictly a site to provide information about tendinosis and to encourage research into the etiology and treatment of tendinosis.

8/10/07: Update

7/14/07: Update

5/17/07: Update

The two therapies people ask about most are prolotherapy and platelet-rich plasma injections. I've not seen good evidence for benefits of prolotherapy, and just as many people write me to tell me it made them worse as those who say it helped. I view prolotherapy as risky given the high rate of flare-ups it causes and the lack of good studies on it. The platelet-rich plasma injections look promising though, and I'll try to post some links to info soon.

4/13/05: Update

I've been taking a break from the website for a while, but I'll be adding some new information and making some updates when I can. I moved in 2004 and am moving again in 6 weeks, so I've been really busy and haven't been able to edit the site. I will get back to it after this next (and last) move though. Check back occasionally. I try to answer emails if you have a question I can answer. The site averages around 100 visits daily. One of the areas of interest to many people is prolotherapy, and I'll be looking into that more. I wish you all the best with your healing!

4/02/03: Happy Anniversary to Tendinosis.org!

The tendinosis.org website has now been up for one year. The site is getting an average of 60 visitors a day, although the exact count varies. Most people find the site with the Google search engine. I hope the information here is helpful to people!

10/01/02: Sonocur Shockwave Therapy

A new tendinosis treatment, Sonocur shockwave therapy, is now available in a number of clinics around the United States. The Sonocur shockwave device delivers sound shockwaves to a very focused area of the tendon. The therapy was approved in July 2002 by the FDA for tennis elbow, but it is being used for many other kinds of tendinosis as well (including heel, shoulder, and knee). A clinical trial found Sonocur therapy can help chronic tendinosis in some people who haven't been helped by other treatments. Sonocur treatment is very new and not much research is available yet on its effectiveness. For more information, see Sonocur Shockwave Therapy on the Current Treatments page. Also see the www.sonorex.com website.

6/13/02: Site Search

This site now has a search feature so you can easily search the website for any keywords you want to find. To get to the search page, just choose Search This Site from the navigation bar on the left side of any page.

5/14/02: Computer Injury Study

In a new study on computer-related RSI injuries, researchers followed over 600 newly hired employees who used computers at least 15 hours per week on the job. Over 3 years, the study found many more injuries than expected. See Computer-Related Injuries for details.