A figure kneels over a body, shedding tiny penciled tears.

This can stress the tendon, causing tiny tears that in time lead to pain.

You can strain these muscles by stretching them too far, causing tiny tears in the tissue.

But usually they are the result of many tiny tears to the tendon that have happened over time.

As he removed them, two tiny tears ran down his cheeks.

If the condition lasts a long time, tiny tears develop in the tendon.

One possibility is that they get damaged, with tiny tears ensuing from the work of lifting weights.

These tiny tears eventually produce inflammation, and corresponding pain, 24 to 36 hours later.

This may cause tiny tears or cracks in the hard outer layer of the disc.

When your muscles repair these tiny tears, they grow back even stronger than before.