New England Spine Care

If you have a painful tendon disease, you may be a candidate for a number of treatments including tenotomy with Tenex technology. Commonly before considering this treatment, our doctors will examine you, scan the tendon with ultrasound or MRI and plan for care including:

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1. Physical Therapy

2. Nitro Patch Treatments

3. Topical Medications (compounds)

4. Oral Antiinflamatory Medications

5. Peritendon-steroid injection with Ultrasound

6. PRP injection with Ultrasound

7. Shockwave Therapy

8. Tenotomy with TENEX

 

Tenex:

A minimaly invasive ultrasound guided procedure, Tenex can precisely remove diseases segment of your tendon, and allow for body’s natural regenerative healing to take place.  Tenex does not remove healthy tendon as it is guided by live imaging during the procedure

 

Common conditions treated by Tenex Tenotomy

• Tennis elbow

• Golfer's elbow

• Hip Tendonitis

• Chronic Hip Bursitis

• Jumper's knee

• Patella tendinosis (knee pain)

• Rotator cuff tendinosis

• Calcific rotator cuff tendonitis (calcium deposit it your tendon)

• Plantar fasciitis (foot or heel pain)

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Procedure detail:

1. Takes aproximately 20 minutes

2.  Small 2-3mm incision is sufficient for the procedure

3. Tenex is performed just with lidocainer and no anesthesia

4. Procedure is performed with ultrasound guidance

5. Depending on which tendon is treated , your post procedure instructions will be different. 

6. You will start rehabilitation  program a few days after procedure 

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Contact us and stop the chronic tendon pain by treatments we offer.

 

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