Tendinopathy is Inflammatory

Are inflammatory cells increased in painful human tendinopathy?  A systematic review Dean BJF, Gettings P, Dakin SG, & Carr AJ. Br J Sports Med. Published Online First: September 2015; doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-094754....

What Really Happens After a Concussion?

A rodent model of mild traumatic brain injury Perez-Polo JR., Johnson RKM., Parsley MA., Xy G-Y., Infante K., DeWitt DS., Grill RJ., Hulsebosch CE. Journal of Neurotrauma. 2013; ahead of print https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23360201 Take Home Message: Among rats,...

Massage May Attenuate Exercise-Induced Muscle Inflammation

Massage Therapy Attenuates Inflammatory Signaling After Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage. Crane JD, Ogborn DI, Cupido C, Melov S, Hubbard A, Bourgeois JM, and Tarnopolsky MA. Sci Trans Med. 2012 February; 119(4).https://stm.sciencemag.org/content/4/119/119ra13 Massage...

Social Interactions may Influence Inflammation

Negative and competitive social interactions are related to heightened proinflammatory cytokine activity Chiang J, Eisenberger NI, Seeman TE, Taylor SE. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012. Epub Jan 23.https://www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1120972109 Research has...