Conditions We Treat
Tendinopathy
Chronic tendon degeneration causing persistent pain and reduced function.
Overview
Understanding Tendinopathy
Tendinopathy is a chronic tendon problem characterised by persistent pain, reduced load tolerance, and structural changes within the tendon. Unlike acute tendinitis (true inflammation), tendinopathy is largely a degenerative and adaptive failure of the tendon to handle the loads being placed on it.
Common sites include the Achilles, patellar, gluteal, lateral elbow, and rotator cuff tendons. Treatments built around rest and anti-inflammatories often fail because the underlying issue is load mismanagement, not inflammation.
The modern, evidence-based approach — progressive loading, mechanics correction, and addressing systemic contributors — is exactly what we deliver at FRI.
Recognising the Signs
Symptoms & Causes
Common Symptoms
- Pain that builds with load and eases with rest
- Stiffness in the morning or after periods of inactivity
- Tenderness on palpation of the tendon
- Reduced strength and load tolerance
- Mild swelling or thickening around the tendon
- Recurring symptoms despite previous “rest and ice”
Underlying Causes
- Repetitive overload exceeding the tendon's recovery capacity
- Sudden spike in training volume or intensity
- Poor movement mechanics distributing load unevenly
- Insufficient strength in surrounding stabilisers
- Systemic factors: metabolic health, sleep, hormones, medications
Our Approach
How We Treat Tendinopathy
Every plan is built around your individual findings and combines the most effective evidence-based methods available.
Detailed load and movement assessment
Progressive eccentric and heavy slow resistance loading
Fascial Manipulation of the tendon and surrounding chain
Neurodynamics where nerve sensitisation is contributing
Functional Medicine workup for metabolic and hormonal contributors
Activity modification and return-to-sport progression
Why FR Institute
The FRI Difference
Most tendinopathies don't need rest, injections, or surgery — they need the right load, applied in the right way, alongside addressing the systemic factors that compromise tendon healing. Our integrated approach delivers exactly that, and it's why our chronic tendon patients finally make lasting progress.
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Shoulder muscle and tendon damage from injury or overuse.
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Elbow Pain
Lateral and medial epicondylitis and nerve entrapment at the elbow.
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Tendinopathy Questions
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