LAKE FOREST, Calif., July 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Professional golfer, Nick Price, is crediting the Tenex Health TX procedure for effectively treating his elbow, eliminating his pain and giving him the ability to play in the US Senior Open.
"I suffered from elbow tendonitis for over a year causing me to curtail my playing career. During this time, I explored and tried every mode of conventional therapy to diminish the pain which was intolerable when I tried to play and do every day common activities around my house," said golf pro Nick Price. "To be honest, I thought my career was over and then I met with Dr. James Andrews and Dr. Josh Hackel who told me about this revolutionary procedure called Tenex Health TX. They explained how Dr. Hackel could, in a minimally invasive procedure, treat my damaged tendon tissue and stimulate the healing process followed by a short recovery. After just a few weeks of recovery, I was able to resume my practice regimen and return to compete on the Champions Tour with full strength and with absolutely no pain or discomfort. I am a true believer and without question, Tenex Health TX saved my career."
"The Tenex Health TX procedure, medically known as a percutaneous tenotomy, has been rapidly accepted by both physicians and patients with over 6000 patients successfully treated for tendon pain in the elbow, knee, ankle and for plantar fasciitis since its introduction in early 2012," said Josh Hackel, MD, Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and Clinical Associate Professor, Florida State School of Medicine as well as Clinical Associate Professor, University of West Florida. "Nick's outcome is exactly what we expect to see with Tenex Health TX and my patients have been quite happy with this quick, minimally invasive definitive solution to their tendon pain."
Nick Price joins a growing list of professional athletes, as well as those patients simply seeking a rapid return to activity, whether it be for work or recreation, who have benefited from Tenex Health TX.
About Tenex Health, Inc.
Tenex Health, Inc. (www.tenexhealth.com) (www.tenexhealthpatient.com) develops and markets innovative therapies for the treatment of tendon pain due to trauma or repetitive motion injuries. The minimally invasive technique utilizes the company's proprietary TX MicroTipTM handpiece to cut and debride diseased tissue in an outpatient setting, in under 20 minutes, using only a local anesthetic. Since the surrounding healthy tendon tissue is not disturbed, patients enjoy less discomfort and faster recovery times versus traditional open surgical procedures.