PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 8 , Pages 744-754, August 2009

New Concepts in the Assessment and Treatment of Regional Musculoskeletal Pain and Sports Injury

  • Joanne Borg-Stein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton; Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston; and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA†
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: J.B.-S., Spaulding-Wellesley, 65 Walnut Street, Suite 260, Wellesley, MA 02481
    • ,
  • Jason L. Zaremski, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Tufts Medical Center, and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA‡
    • ,
  • Mary Alice Hanford, MA

      Affiliations

    • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA§

Received 11 March 2008; accepted 16 October 2008.

During the past decade there have been significant advances in understanding the basic science of musculoskeletal injury and healing. These new concepts alter the approach to injury management and rehabilitation for clinicians managing musculoskeletal conditions. This article examines the most recent advances in the treatment of regional musculoskeletal pain, and muscle and tendon sports injury. Specifically, developments in understanding the pathogenesis of muscle and tendon sports injuries, newer imaging modalities, and updated treatment paradigms and their rationale are reviewed. The purpose of this review is to provide the clinician with new approaches for treating nonsurgical muscle and tendon injuries.

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  • † Disclosure: nothing to disclose
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PII: S1934-1482(09)00545-0

doi:10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.05.013

PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 8 , Pages 744-754, August 2009

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