Can injured tendons heal on their own?
Disease description:
During the school basketball game, I didn't warm up properly and suffered a sprain during the match. Can a sprain heal on its own?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Lin Yunfei
Generally, it can heal on its own. However, post-injury symptoms vary from person to person. In cases where the injury is mild, patients may recover spontaneously without significant impact on function. However, when ligaments suffer complete tears, although the ligament tissue may regenerate in many cases, the function is often impaired or lost after healing. In other words, ligaments can heal themselves, but the function of the injured ligament may still be absent even after self-healing.
