Given enough time and attentive care, many injured tendons heal well but they probably won’t look “as good as new.” ...

This remarkable procedure allows us to detect and treat areas of “scar tissue” or adhesions in muscles, tendons and ligaments that can reduce our range of motion and cause pain. In the healing process ...

It is a method often used by physical therapists to break up adhesions and scar tissue and improve the mobility of the muscles, tendons, and fascia under the skin. After a warm-up, your physical ...

Our surgeons have expertise with hand trauma and specialize in tendon repairs. Because scar tissue can form quickly, our surgical team works to repair tendons as soon as possible after injury. To ...

proliferation and maturation response , resulting in formation of hypertrophic intramuscular tendon scar tissue. Retraction of the stumps of intramuscular tendon lesions is generally limited as the ...

Over time, the damaged peroneal tendons will thicken as scar tissue tries to repair the damaged area. This makes the tendons weaker and more prone to tearing. Peroneal tendonitis can either be ...

Allison Aviles, of New Britain, has suffered back-to-back ankle injuries. Last fall, she had surgery after tearing a tendon ...

[6] These complications include skin necrosis, wound infection, sural neuromas, adhesions of the scar to the ... the options for soft tissue coverage over the Achilles tendon are limited.

The muscle belly was embedded in a moderate amount of scar tissue. The proximal tendon, however, was surrounded by a dense mass of scar tissue. The tendon of the direct head was freed and traced back ...