Medical research on tendonitis

Vitamin E may speed up the regeneration of tendons through action on fibroblasts. Research also suggests that nitric oxide plays an important role in tendon healing and inhibition of NO synthesis impairs tendon healing. A potential implication is the supplementing with arginine, the amino acid that the body uses to form NO. Other preliminary research suggests that the injection of stem cells might promote tendon-injury healing. Completely ruptured tendons may be sutured together with or without grafted material.