Know More About Tendonitis
Tendons are small wires of fibrous tissue that attach muscle to bone in very precise way. Only due to this connection there is proper joint motion as whenever the muscle contracts pulling of tendon occur which cause the movement of bone.
To understand the proper meaning of Tendonitis firstly we have know what does itis means. Itis means inflammation therefore Tendonitis means inflammation of tendons that’s whenever tendon’s sheath gets inflamed which can be due to excessive gliding or rotational movement. The pain can worsen if treatment is not given on time and pain can also persists during rest also.
There is many type of tendonitis such as shoulder tendonitis, tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) , golf elbow( medial epicondylitis ) or Achilles tendonitis.
Treatment always starts with NSAIDs (non steroidal anti – inflammatory drugs) such as paracetamol , aspirin or ibroufen to get rid of severity of pain.
Of all above tendonitis Achilles tendonitis mainly seen and to treat Achilles tendonitis treatment should be given in such a way so that patient feels comfort within one or two days as maximal movement is there in Achilles tendon region (ankle region).
Therapies include pain killers, medication or physical therapy (ultrasound therapy, hot cold formation, or TENS).
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