What Is Tendinitis? (Continued)
Working with a physical therapist can help you identify the best treatment methods for tendinitis. Your physical therapist can also help you identify the best range of motion and strength-building activities to reduce your likelihood of developing tendinitis. For more information about preventing or treating pain from tendinitis, contact us. apart or move in one direction or another. Tendinitis occurs when the tendons become inflamed.Swelling inthetendonscanmakemovementpainfulanddifficult. Typically, when pain is caused as a result of tendinitis, the pain is isolated at the notedareasof thebody.Thismeans thata tennisplayermayexperience tendinitis in the elbow or shoulder, whereas a runner may be more likely to experience it in the Achilles tendon. In fact, this is why tendinitis in the elbow is frequently referred to as tennis elbow, while Achilles tendinitis is sometimes referred to as runner’s ankles or runner’s heels. TREATING TENDINITIS The best treatment for tendinitis is time. Unfortunately, this is something that many people are unable to give to an injury. When tendinitis develops, the best thing to do is to use ice and to relax that part of the body. Taking a few days off of practice or away from your workout may be sufficient, but in other cases, this may require a few days on crutches, with the bulk of your weight off of the affected area.
Tendinitis is a common issue among athletes because it develops as a result of overuse.While theaveragepersonmayengage instandardphysical taskssuchas walkingor typing,anathlete takes that repetitivebehavior toanew level.Consider a tennis player, for example. In addition to running and jumping, a skilled tennis player will spend hours every week swinging the racket, and this could result in added wear and tear on the elbows and wrists, not to mention the shoulders. Every bone in the body is connected with muscular fibers called tendons. The tendonsareflexible,allowing thebody tomovemorefreelyby lettingbonesstretch
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