Tenex

Active lifestyles can result in painful tendon damage

Although healing tendon injuries is especially challenging due to poor blood supply, the Orthohealing Center has established itself as a leader in treating them. Designed to target chronic tendon pain or tendinosis characterized by thickening, scarring, and poor blood flow, Tenex is one of the innovative nonsurgical procedures we offer for tendonitis and tendinosis.

This advanced therapy is administered to address:

  • Tennis elbow
  • Golfer’s elbow
  • Swimmer’s shoulder (rotator cuff tendonitis)
  • Jumper’s knee (patellar tendonitis)
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Achilles tendonitis
  • Rotator cuff tendonitis
  • Gluteal tendinosis (hip bursitis)

Tendonitis is a painful condition

A condition that commonly affects athletes and those engaged in high-impact activities, tendonitis refers to the inflammation of a tendon. It causes pain and stiffness in the joints and sometimes, a burning sensation. Typically arising during periods of activity, associated pain can persist for days. Symptoms lasting for more than four to-six weeks may indicate tendinosis, or chronic tendonitis (defined by extreme tendon degeneration).

Tenex is a nonsurgical treatment for tendon damage

Tenex treatment has significant advantages, including the avoidance of invasive surgery with inherent risks and longer recovery periods. Performed with ultrasound technology, the procedure results in little-to-no scarring at the treatment site and is and often performed under local anesthetic.

How Tenex treatment works

Tenex™ is a minimally invasive treatment that uses ultrasound visualization to guide a small needle to the affected tendon. Once precisely positioned, the needle creates miniscule openings in the damaged area. A Tenex™ device then activates and delivers high-frequency ultrasonic energy, aiming to break down scar tissue and enhance blood flow to the targeted site while simultaneously extracting the diseased tendon tissue. Only a small bandage is needed to cover the tiny incision after the procedure concludes.

What to expect with Tenex treatment

The patient is comfortably positioned at the start of a Tenex session, and the skin is cleaned to minimize any risk of infection. Following this, a special ultrasound probe is used to locate the injured tendon and its surrounding structures. After anesthetizing the target area and making a tiny incision in the skin there. the small tip of a Tenex treatment device is inserted. The tool is carefully guided by real-time ultrasound imaging to avoid the supporting tissue and maximize safety, comfort, and outcomes.

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