A 35-year-old member asked:
are there foot tendon repair medications?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Johnnie Alston answered
Podiatry 15 years experience
No: There are no medications. Tendons either heal on their own or are surgically repaired.
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Dr. Arnold Beresh answered
Podiatry 41 years experience
No: Medication will not repair foot tendons.
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Dr. Mitchell Cohn commented
Pain Management 35 years experience
There may not be oral medications which directly repair tendons, but injection of a solution into the tendon (rather than surgery, which is generally the only other option) can cause the tendon to repair itself quite handily. This method is called 'Prolotherapy' or 'Stimulated Ligament Reconstruction.'
Jul 14, 2012
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