Ryan Center for Sports Medicine at Boston University

Treatments and Services

  • Needle fenestration/percutaneous tenotomy with option of TendoNova: a minimally invasive in-office procedure for treating chronic tendon pain.
  • Platelet-rich plasma injections
  • Shockwave therapy: A non-invasive, low-risk treatment that helps to stimulate the body's natural ability to heal. It is primarily used to relieve pain and encourage healing of tendons and other soft tissues. Some examples of conditions that can be treated with shockwave therapy include plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinopathy, tennis elbow, and rotator cuff pain. There is very little downtime with this treatment and athletes can typically return to activity within 24 hours.
  • Sports-related concussion management
  • Ultrasound-guided injection