Tendonitis

A tendonitis is the swelling of a tendon structure, as a consequence of major traumas or repeated minor traumas.

Symptoms: local swelling, pain and loss of functional capability.

Treatment:

-Avoid any activity that can continue causing local damage or irritation.

-Careful rest, according to the severity of the swelling (because in the majority of cases there’s no need to immobilize).

-Analgesic and anti-inflammatory medication.

-Use of physical means: heat and cold, together with successive stretching and strengthening (they are both necessary and are done since the beginning of the treatment).

-Local infiltrations with steroid anti-inflammatory medication (which has a local effect).

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