What is tendinopathy?

Tendinopathy is a condition that describes the spectrum of changes that occur in damaged and/or diseased tendons. There is controversy and debate within the medical community about the differences between Tendinopathy and Tendinitis and their classification as separate conditions with unique terms.

How do members experience tendinopathy?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with tendinopathy*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for tendinopathy*

Who has tendinopathy on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 2
40s 11
50s 7
60s 4
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 8
Female 16

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What is tendinopathy?

Tendinopathy is a condition that describes the spectrum of changes that occur in damaged and/or diseased tendons. There is controversy and debate within the medical community about the differences between Tendinopathy and Tendinitis and their classification as separate conditions with unique terms.



Common symptoms reported by people with tendinopathy

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for tendinopathy

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Compare treatments taken by people with tendinopathy

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have tendinopathy through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with tendinopathy? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has tendinopathy on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 9 say tendinopathy is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 2
40s 11
50s 7
60s 4
70+ 1
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 0
30-39 years 1
40-49 years 2
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 8
Female 16

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 6
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from tendinopathy patients who have completed their condition history
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