For years, we were taught about the inflammatory response, which was thought to be the origin of our patient’s (PT’s) pain. The cardinal signs are all there: the tendon seems swollen or thickens, the PT is tender to palpation, the tendon may feel warmer along with a sudden onset of pain, etc. The usual thinking is that, collectively, these symptoms are an “itis” – tendinitis! Though research has found that all such inflammatory agents are indeed present, at least in the acute stage, it is not clear that they are the sole cause of the nociceptive signal.
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