Symptoms of tendinitis

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Tendons are tough fibrous connective tissues that connect bones and muscles. Tendinitis usually refers to the degeneration of tendon collagen fibers caused by excessive use of muscle fibers and repeated strong traction. In addition to the tendon itself, it can also involve the tendon sheath. In the past, the diagnosis of tendinitis was often used, but in fact, it was not a single inflammation. In most cases, it was often accompanied by degeneration of the involved tendon collagen tissue, so it is now commonly known as tenopathy. The most common chronic diseases related to exercise are Achilles tendon disease, patellar tendon disease, quadriceps femoris and hamstring tendon disease, rotator cuff tendon disease, "tennis elbow" external epicondylitis, etc. The symptom of tendinitis? Let's talk about it

Symptoms of tendinitis

Medial epicondylitis (golf elbow, baseball elbow) inflammation of the tendon attached to the medial epicondyle of the humerus, caused by repeated weight-bearing wrist flexion or rotation. Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) inflammation of the tendon attached to the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, caused by repeated wrist extension or rotation.

Rotator cuff inflammation (swimmer's shoulder, tennis shoulder, pitcher's shoulder) is a group of inflammation of tendons that control shoulder movement, including supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis. It is caused by repeatedly lifting the shoulder over the head. Biceps tendinitis is a joint between the biceps and the shoulder caused by strain.

Joint or joint tenderness, especially around the shoulder or wrist or heel tendinitis or outside the elbow (tennis elbow), numbness or tingling, accompanied by painful joint stiffness, limiting the movement of the affected joint. Occasionally, slight swelling of the joint, persistent pain, tendon recurrence from the original injury after persistent pain or a long time later. The pain did not improve for 7-10 days. The pain was very serious and accompanied with swelling. There might be tendon rupture, so immediate treatment was needed. Avoid conversion to chronic myositis, or complications such as bursitis, wrist syndrome, or phlebitis.

matters needing attention

Ice compress should be used in the acute stage, every few hours for 20 minutes; The affected limb was raised and fixed; For the tendinitis of upper limb, brace or plaster can be used to fix it in the proper functional position. Rest is the best way to relieve muscle tension; Other locations of tendinitis can be bandaged with elastic bandage to reduce edema. After the acute phase, make a suitable rehabilitation plan to improve muscle strength and recover the range of activities.