I am going to give you all a quick rundown of information regarding Tendinitis. This injury can be successfully treated with patience, diligence and even massage.
Tendinitis
Tendinitis is inflammation (swelling) of the tendon. A tendon is the type of tissue that connects muscle to bone.
Symptoms
* Heat and swelling
* Referred pain
* Burning and/or sharp pain
Cause
* Repetitive motion, overuse
* Tendon/muscle weakness
* Poor posture
* Sprains or strains are often accompanied by Tendinitis
Four Types of Tendinitis (symptoms)
1. Painful after activity
2. Painful at the beginning, goes away during and then returns after activity
3. Painful beginning, during and after activity and might inhibit said activity
4. Painful with all activity and is getting worse
Treatment Tips
1. Ask your doctor to give you an actual diagnosis
2. Ice after activity
3. Rest from causing activity
4. Massage
5. Painless stretches given to you from a Health Practitioner
6. Strengthening exercises given to you from a Health Practitioner
Some believe that deep friction massage helps stimulate collagen production in the damaged fibers. Others believe that using massage to break up the scar tissue is the key to healing Tendinitis. Either way, massage is most beneficial in the treatment of Tendinitis. Don’t wait, get relief. PJ Harris, LMP http://www.pjharris.com/
2 responses so far ↓
Chair Massage // June 17, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Do you recommend only the deep friction massage for tendinitis, or do other massage types work as well?
michael jacobus // June 19, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Many if not most “tendinitis” are misdiagnosed by physicians. The new word is “tendinosis” which is not an inflammitory conditon but a collagen breakdown issue. Deep cross fibre friction and ice are no longer the protocol. Eccenric ROM following circular friction seems to work better. Deep cross fibre friction for several minutes tends to elicit inflammation when there was none there to begin with.