Chiropractors can treat tendonitis using adjustments and techniques designed to break up scar tissue, reduce inflammation and return normal function to the affected area. Treatments may include anti-inflammatory therapies such as low-level laser or electrotherapy to help with tissue repair.
Tendonitis pain can linger for weeks or months after you first notice the pain. Fortunately, chiropractic treatment offers an effective way to speed healing and reduce your pain.
To treat tendinitis at home, use rest, ice, compression and elevation. This treatment can help speed recovery and help prevent more problems. Rest. Avoid doing things that increase the pain or swelling.
When you can move the injured area without pain stopping you, try to keep moving it so the joint does not become stiff. To help prevent further injury or pain, try to avoid: heavy lifting, strong gripping or twisting actions that make the symptoms worse. playing sports, until the tendon has recovered.
In addition to reducing inflammation and increasing flexibility through adjustments, chiropractors can offer lifestyle advice to help prevent inflammation and conditions such as bursitis. If you suffer from inflammatory conditions such as bursitis, chiropractic can help.
Bursitis is inflammation (swelling, heat) or irritation of a bursa. Bursae are small sacs between bone and other moving parts, such as muscles, skin or tendons. The bursa allows smooth gliding between moving parts. Tendonitis is inflammation or irritation of a tendon.
Compression. Compress with a simple elastic bandage or elasticated tubular bandage, which should be snug but not tight, to help control swelling and support the injury. This should be removed before going to sleep.
Certain medical conditions, such as diabetes, can increase the risk of tendinitis. Medications that may increase risk include: Antibiotics known as fluoroquinolines. Corticosteroids such as cortisone.
Massage therapy has been proven to be a great alternative to traditional pain management. For people suffering from tendonitis, it can help with pain relief and speed up the recovery process.
Heat may be more helpful for chronic tendon pain, often called tendinopathy or tendinosis. Heat can increase blood flow, which may help promote healing of the tendon. Heat also relaxes muscles, which can relieve pain.
Tendinitis may go away over time. If not, the doctor will recommend treatments to reduce pain and inflammation and preserve mobility. Severe symptoms may require specialized treatment from a rheumatologist, an orthopaedic surgeon or a physical therapist.
Often, you can find relief from tendonitis symptoms – including pain and tenderness – using conservative therapies like rest, medication or physical therapy. In rare cases, when the tendonitis is severe, we may treat tendonitis with surgery.
It's also important to note that symptoms of tendonitis can resemble those associated with other injuries and conditions. Only an orthopedic specialist can truly give you an accurate diagnosis.
Tendinitis can occur as a result of injury or overuse. Playing sports is a common cause. Tendinitis also can occur with aging as the tendon loses elasticity. Body-wide (systemic) diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis or diabetes, can also lead to tendinitis.
The more severe the tendinopathy, the less likely stretching would help. In fact, stretching results in further compression of the tendon at the irritation point, which actually worsens the pain.
Chronic tendonitis is a dull but constant soreness that feels worse when you first start to move. It then eases up as muscles get warmer. Acute tendonitis is a sharper pain that may keep you from moving the joint. The pain may eventually go away.
Constant pain that gets worse when you move. Swelling and inflammation. Skin that's red and warm to the touch. Feeling a lump or knot on the tendon.
A small amount of radiation is used to make an image. Tendons can't be seen on an X-ray, but they can show bone. This test can check for arthritis.
Most damage heals in about two to four weeks, but chronic tendinitis can take more than six weeks, often because the sufferer doesn't give the tendon time to heal. In chronic cases, there may be restriction of motion of the joint due to scarring or narrowing of the sheath of tissue that surrounds the tendon.
Place your forearm on a table, with your hand and affected wrist extended beyond the table, palm down. Bend your wrist to move your hand upward and allow your hand to close into a fist, then lower your hand and allow your fingers to relax. Hold each position for about 6 seconds. Repeat 8 to 12 times.
Both acupuncture and Chinese herbs are extremely effective in treating tendinitis. Acupuncture, in particular, is the treatment of choice, giving excellent results in both acute and chronic cases. Acute cases can often be resolved in a few treatments.
Most cases of tendinitis can be successfully treated with physical therapy. Eccentric strengthening has been shown to be very effective for chronic tendon issues, and manual therapy such as certain types of massage can help promote healing.