Written by Dr. Jeffrey Peng, MD — Board-Certified Sports Medicine Physician Published: March 1, 2025 | Last Updated: March 1, 2025 Visceral fat is something most people have never heard of, but it may be one of the most important factors in long-term joint health. Unlike the fat you can pinch under your skin, visceral fat hides deep inside your abdomen, surrounding your organs. It does not simply sit there quietly — it actively drives systemic inflammation, fuels metabolic s

Written by Dr. Jeffrey Peng, MD — Board-Certified Sports Medicine Physician Published: March 1, 2026 | Last Updated: March 1, 2026 Tennis elbow — medically known as lateral epicondylosis — can be one of the most frustrating conditions to deal with. It often drags on for months, sometimes even years, and many patients find that physical therapy alone does not provide lasting relief. But what if there is a treatment that goes beyond managing symptoms and actually helps repair

Shoulder pain is not random. The location of your pain and the way your symptoms behave can serve as important diagnostic clues to the underlying problem. By understanding the source of your symptoms, you can take the appropriate steps toward getting an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. As a sports medicine physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, I have treated thousands of patients with shoulder pain, and the same patterns come up again and again. Certain types of

Medically reviewed by Dr. Jeffrey Peng, MD — Board-Certified Sports Medicine Physician Last updated: February 28, 2026 Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common and frustrating conditions I see in my sports medicine practice. Many of my patients have already tried stretching, orthotics, night splints, and even steroid injections — only to have their heel pain return weeks or months later. The question I hear most often is whether there is a treatment that can actually heal

Medically reviewed by Dr. Jeffrey Peng, MD — Board-Certified Sports Medicine Physician Published: February 26, 2026 | Last Updated: February 26, 2026 If you have been told to just live with calcific tendonitis — or to keep getting cortisone shots until you are "ready for surgery" — you have probably noticed the pain always comes back. That is because most conventional treatments only mask symptoms without addressing the underlying calcium deposit. The good news is there is a

Board-certified sports medicine physician Dr. Jeffrey Peng explains how ultrasound-guided percutaneous tenotomy with PRP can heal partial rotator cuff tears without surgery — and what the clinical evidence shows.

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The plantar fascia is a thick band of tissue that supports the foot. Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of foot pain.

The biceps muscles are located in front of the arm. Biceps tendinopathy can cause pain in the shoulder or elbow.

The triceps muscles are located in the back of the arm. They can cause pain while extending the elbow.

The hamstring muscles are located in the back of the thigh. Proximal hamstring tendinopathy is a common cause of posterior hip pain.

Rotator cuff tendinopathy is also called rotator cuff tendonitis and impingement syndrome. It is a very common cause of shoulder pain.

Gluteal tendinopathy is also known as trochanteric bursitis or greater trochanteric pain syndrome. It is a common cause of outside hip pain.