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tendinosis
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tendinosis (ten·d·nōˑ·sis),
n noninflammatory repetitive stress injury of tendon fibers. A common condition; often mislabeled as tendonitis. See also tendonitis.

tendinosis
Podiatry Noninflamed degeneration of the Achilles tendon, most commonly of the midthird of the tendon, a relatively avascular zone


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Tendonosis is a process of the softer tissue around the tough tendon core not getting enough nutrition and circulation.
Research has shown that people with Tendonitis and a program of specific exercise designed to strengthen the force-absorbing capability of the muscle-tendon unit may also help tendonosis.
In most instances, athletes with rotator cuff tendonitis or tendonosis, or a small partial-thickness rotator cuff tear will have normal or near-normal strength with abduction, internal rotation, and external rotation of the shoulder.
 
 
 
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