“For example, the inflammation-based model assumes that a chronically sore knee is caused by inflammation (tendinitis), and that the subsequent tendon degeneration that occurs over time (tendinosis) results from that chronic inflammation. Based on this model, most general practitioners believe that patients who present with overuse injuries require rest and anti-inflammatory medication to promote healing. But more recent studies cast doubt on this philosophy, and experts in the field of tendon health have created a new paradigm”