Episode Synopsis "Let's Talk Tendons"

On this week's episode of The Dance Docs I am joined by Dr Kathleen Davenport MD to dive a little deeper into those nagging tendon injuries.  Helping you to better understand what may lead to a tendon overuse injury, why many clinicians are using the term tendinopathy over tendonitis and discussing what are the current treatment methods being used in the medical community.  

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