Tendonitis

Tendonitis is inflammation characterized by an irritation of a tendon the thick fibrous cords that connect muscles to bones. In this particular condition, which causes pain and tenderness just outside a joint, can occur in any of your body’s tendons. Tendonitis is common around your elbows, shoulders, wrists and heels.

Tendonitis in various locations in your body produces types of pain:

·    Tennis elbow – pain on the outer side of your forearm near the elbow
·    Achilles tendonitis – pain just above your heel.
·    Adductor tendonitis – pain in your groin.
·    Patellar tendonitis – pain just below the kneecap.
·    Rotator cuff tendonitis – shoulder pain.

Causes

The pain of tendonitis is usually worse with activities that use the muscle that is attached to the involved tendon.
When the tissue sheath that surrounds the tendon becomes damaged and lessened in small joints, such as the finger, it may cause the tendon to lock in one position, this condition called trigger finger. If tendonitis is severe and leads to the rupture of a tendon, you may need surgical repair.

Symptoms

Tendonitis symptoms include the following:

• Pain
• Tenderness
• Mild swelling, in some cases

Symptoms depend on ache or pain and stiffness to the local area of the tendon, or a burning that surrounds the whole area of a joint around the inflamed tendon. With this condition, the pain is usually worse while performing and after the activity, the tendon and joint area can become stiffer the following day as swelling progress that limits the movement of the tendon. Many patients report stressful situations in their life in correlation with the beginnings of pain that may contribute to the symptoms.

Treatment

Sometimes, medications to reduce the pain and inflammation of tendonitis can be the only treatments needed, especially if the tendonitis is not severe .

Tendons and ligaments once injured, it takes time to heal, and leads to inability to regain the original strength capacity of the affected area

Partial tears may heal by the rapid production of disorganized collagen, which is weaker than normal tendon. This will result into recurring injury in the damaged region of tendon.

Treatment of tendon related injuries are mostly palliative. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs combined with rest and gradual return to exercise regimen is a common therapy, although there is evidence to suggest that tendonitis is not an inflammatory disorder, and that anti-inflammatory drugs are not an effective treatment.

Vitamin E
Speeds up the regeneration and increase the regenerative capacity of tendons

Hot and cold packs:
Apply ice pack over the elbow joint. Leave for 15-20 minutes. Repeat treatment every 2-3 hours to reduce the pain and swelling. Alternate with hot packs to provide more comfort to the elbow.

Pepper
Wrap it around the elbow joint to relieve pains.

Potato: Make a potato pack by baking raw potatoes. Apply it on the affected elbow while still warm. It will help relieve the pain.

Diets

Celery: Make a celery juice extract from its seeds. Mix 5-10 drops of this juice with hot water and take it before meals. It is an effective remedy for rheumatism and will relieve joint pains.
Omega-3: Take an omega-3 supplements or through foods sources such as fishes to reduce pain an inflammation of the joints.

Prevention

Avoid strenuous activities
Do not over exert efforts using the joints
Exercise regularly