“Tendinopathy” is a generalizing term that includes: inflammation, various degrees of damage and (or) degeneration, used to describe chronic painful conditions of the tendon that are difficult to repair [1]. In contrast to the outdated concept of “tendinitis”, which implies acute inflammation, modern data indicate predominantly degenerative changes in tendons in tendinopathy [2, 3]. The … Continue reading Tendinopathy: actual aspects of pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment: a review of foreign literature