Tendinitis Treatment
Tendinitis is an acute shooting pain that really disrupts one’s ability to use their limbs and even if hasn’t lost much of their mobility, the throbbing pain is both scary and extremely uncomfortable.
Tendinitis can occur wherever there is a tendon and the most common spots for tendinitis is the elbow, the wrist, the knee and the shoulder. While tendinitis may subside after a few days of icing, it is possible that the tendinitis comes back repeatedly or doesn't go away for weeks at a time. In this scenario, physical therapy is an important part of the recovery process and essential to not develop a chronic case.
The onset of tendinitis usually occurs as some tendon is subjected to increased intense activity causing an inflammation or irritation of the tendon. The only real concern with tendinitis other than it’s disabling potential is that if it becomes severe, the tendon could rupturing requiring surgery. This rupture is of course intensely painful, which is why howard beach physical therapy is an important treatment method to prevent such a rupture.
Symptoms
Symptoms of tendinitis include tenderness, swelling, and pain and often caused by repetitive movement of the tendon eventually straining it.
Depending on where the tendinitis is located, exercise, stretching, and modalities like massage, electrical stimulation, and icing guided by an experienced howard beach physical therapist are the best options to relieve this condition.
What you want to do first is identify the receptive movements that are the aggravating factors. You will know them by doing them and experiencing pain. In this way, stop those movements and ice often, 10-15 at a time.
You may want to consider a brace that restricts your movement to ensure that you do not constantly aggravate the area.
Exercises
Here is an example of some physical therapy exercises one would do for tendinitis of the elbow:
- Wrist Curls
- First rest your forearm on your thigh. Using a light weight, perhaps 2.5 pounds, grab the weight with your hand and roll your wrist upwards. Then reverse the motion and bring the weight back downwards. Your palm should be facing upwards toward the ceiling and you curl the weight toward the ceiling.
2. Tennis Ball Squeeze
1. Hold a flat tennis ball in your injured arm and squeeze the ball. Perform 25 squeezes and then rest. Repeat exercise for three repetitions.
By strengthening the tendon and surrounding muscles of the injured area with a Howard Beach physical therapist, your are helping to relieve the weakness of the tendon and the tendinitis.
Schedule An Evaluation Today!
Cross Bay Physical Therapy has helped patients with tendinitis for over 30 years. Our physical therapists will not only make sure you heal without any long-term effects but also make you stronger in the process.
Call 718-835-0084 now and schedule a consultation at Cross Bay Physical Therapy! We are located on Cross Bay Blvd in Howard Beach, Queens.
By Benjamin Bieber