Built from Broken Quotes

“Why Does Tendinopathy Develop in the First Place?”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“This means that tendon degeneration is not simply the result of unchecked chronic inflammation. The degeneration and weakening of connective tissue in overuse injuries has a different cause. This is a key reason why tendinopathy has replaced tendinitis and tendinosis when referring to tendon pathology.”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“Microscopic analyses of tendon surgical patients show fraying of collagen fibers, weakened collagen cross-links, and scar tissue–like disruptions in the collagen matrix. Tendon repair cells are present, and inflammatory cells are typically absent”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“This research refuted the deeply entrenched belief of inflammation-based tendon degeneration and dogma surrounding the use of NSAIDs for tendon pain.”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“Through decades of research, Cook and her colleagues consistently found evidence of tendinosis (breakdown of the tendon) where inflammation was absent.”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“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”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“One of the biggest misconceptions about tendinopathy is that inflammation is the primary cause.”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“Today, leading experts are more likely to refer to both conditions as tendinopathy instead. It more accurately describes the sliding-scale continuum of tendon injury outcomes.”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“These two conditions were historically viewed as two separate outcomes from the same injury.”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“In the past, virtually all cases were referred to as tendinitis, which means inflammation of the tendon. And instances where tendon degeneration was apparent were called tendinosis.”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“Tendon injuries often seem to happen suddenly but are usually the result of several microtears that occurred over time.”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“The second item on the list is resolve and prevent tendinopathy—in that order.”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“2. Resolve and Prevent Tendinopathy”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“Experts in the field of connective tissue injury believe that inflammation and tendon degeneration are different parts of the same injury process. This leads us to the second and maybe the most important concept to focus on instead of pain relief.”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“inflammation-independent tendinopathy”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“During weeks 2–7, tissue proliferation is in full effect. This means most of the dead and damaged cells have been removed, and new scar tissue is being laid down over the injury.”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“Subacute phase: Weeks 2–7”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“Ice only as needed for swelling and pain. Some studies show that icing immediately after a strain or contusion helps reduce swelling and improves range of motion without significantly affecting healing times. However, icing daily could have negative impacts on healing during the acute phase.”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“If possible, avoid anti-inflammatories during the first week after an injury. The use of anti-inflammatory drugs during this phase blunts production of insulin-like growth factor, a hormone that speeds up tissue healing and regeneration.77”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“possible, avoid anti-inflammatories during the first week after an injury.”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“Acute phase: Week 1”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“Taming Inflammation by Phase”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“Boswellia serrata is one of the most potent supplements for natural pain relief and inflammation support, partially through its ability to inhibit proinflammatory cytokines.73 Dosages as low as 100 mg have reduced joint pain and stiffness in as little as seven days.”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“Boswellia:”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“Also, take black pepper extract (piperine) with your turmeric. Studies have shown a 2,000% increase (20×) in absorption when turmeric is combined with black pepper extract.72”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“Not only does turmeric reduce oxidative stress via its antioxidant effects, it reduces inflammation in osteo-cartilaginous tissue.69, 70 And animal models demonstrate that curcumin can help regenerate damaged nerves after injury.”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“Turmeric combined with black pepper extract:”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“Numerous studies on the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil have demonstrated marked reductions in inflammation levels.”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“Fish oil:”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body

“Take proven anti-inflammatory supplements.”
― Scott H Hogan, Built from Broken: A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body