If you’ve ever dealt with tennis elbow, jumper’s knee, or plantar fasciitis, you know the pain isn’t just annoying. It’s limiting. It changes how you work, how you move, and how you show up for everyday life. It’s the reason you hesitate to pick up your kids or grandkids, skip a round of golf, or push through another shift at work.
When heel pain or a deep ache in your shoulder won’t let up, you don’t want another temporary fix. You want relief that actually lasts.
For years, fixing damaged tendons often meant surgery. Today, there’s another option. At NMC Health Orthopedics & Sports Specialists, we offer a micro-invasive treatment called TendoNova®.
If you’re tired of living around your pain, here are five reasons TendoNova® may be worth considering.
1. Pinpoint healing
The word procedure sounds intimidating, but TendoNova® is truly micro-invasive. The opening in the skin is about the size of a needle.
That means:
- No cuts
- No stitches
- No noticeable scarring
After treatment, a small bandage is all that’s needed. From there, your body knows what to do.
2. You stay awake
Traditional surgery often requires general anesthesia, which can leave you feeling groggy, nauseated, or out of it for hours afterward. Not to mention the cost.
With TendoNova®, that’s not necessary.
The area being treated is numbed locally, similar to what you might experience at the dentist. You stay awake, comfortable, and able to head home shortly after the procedure, without the fog that comes with being “put under.”
3. It's quick
A TendoNova® treatment minutes compared to traditional surgery. It’s a surprisingly fast solution to pain that may have been lingering for months, even years.
4. Restore movement
Open surgery often means weeks of downtime, braces, crutches, or time off work.
Because TendoNova® doesn’t involve large incisions, recovery begins sooner. You may return to light daily activities within just a few days. While full healing still takes time, this approach helps you restore movement and get back to normal life and the activities you enjoy, much faster.
5. Lasting results
Pain pills, braces, and injections may offer short-term relief, but they don’t remove the damaged tissue causing the problem.
TendoNova® is different.
The treatment targets and removes unhealthy scar tissue within the tendon. By clearing out that damage, your body can restart its natural repair process.
FAQs
TendoNova® is commonly used for overuse injuries such as tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, jumper’s knee, plantar fasciitis, and some shoulder conditions.
Cortisone reduces inflammation and pain but doesn’t remove damaged tissue. TendoNova® physically removes the unhealthy tissue so the tendon can heal properly.
Many patients feel improvement within a few weeks. The best results typically develop over a few months as the tendon continues to repair itself.
If you’ve had tendon pain for months and haven’t found relief with rest, ice, or therapy, you may be a good candidate. Dr. Jennifer Koontz can help you determine next steps.
