Tenex™
Active lifestyles can result in painful tendon damage
Although healing tendon injuries is especially challenging due to poor blood supply, Sampson Regen 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 minuscule 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.