title: Principles of rehabilitation after chronic tendon injuries.
abstract: This article describes a framework for the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of tendon injuries that result from repetitive microtrauma overload. These injuries are commonly called tendinitis injuries, but are more often degenerative lesions. The initial management of acute tendon injuries with rupture is usually quite different than that of chronic injuries, but the functional rehabilitation of the acute injuries can follow the same framework.
authors.affiliation: Lexington Clinic Sports Medicine Center, Kentucky.
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Kibler
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Chandler
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Pace
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D017006:Rotator Cuff; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*