Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

by Scott H Hogan

avoid anti-inflammatories during the first week after an injury.

To prevent slipping into degenerative tendinopathy, you need to increase load tolerance and stimulate healing without aggravating the damaged tendon.

The good news is that sections of tendon can and will build around the dead areas, allowing you to achieve virtually full preinjury function.

slow resistance training and gradual reintroduction of sports or lifestyle-specific movements that triggered the injury.

This is why it is so vital to continue slow-paced, connective tissue-specific training for a full 8–12 weeks after you develop tendinopathy—even if you are no longer experiencing symptoms.