title: New concepts in the assessment and treatment of regional musculoskeletal pain and sports injury.
abstract: During the past decade there have been significant advances in understanding the basic science of musculoskeletal injury and healing. These new concepts alter the approach to injury management and rehabilitation for clinicians managing musculoskeletal conditions. This article examines the most recent advances in the treatment of regional musculoskeletal pain, and muscle and tendon sports injury. Specifically, developments in understanding the pathogenesis of muscle and tendon sports injuries, newer imaging modalities, and updated treatment paradigms and their rationale are reviewed. The purpose of this review is to provide the clinician with new approaches for treating nonsurgical muscle and tendon injuries.
authors.affiliation: Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton; Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. jborgstein@partners.org
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Borg-Stein
authors.forename: Jason L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zaremski
authors.forename: Mary Alice
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hanford
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy