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Re: Treating tendinitis

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2010-10-22 22:17

Have you continued to do any of the exercises the therapist showed you during your therapy? Each time I've had physical therapy for any of several problems I've had over the past few years, the recommendation has always been made that I continue certain of parts of the therapy routine on my own to maintain strength and flexibility in the area we'd been working on. My problems haven't been caused by tendinitis (at least not as a primary cause), but rather by stenosis causing pressure on nerves exiting my spine at various points, but I would think the same principal would apply. It sounds as though you may need to generally strengthen the forearm and wrist areas.

The other half of prevention would be to analyze how you're doing whatever seems to trigger or aggravate the problem and find a way to do it that isn't so injury prone.

One other possibility is that there's an underlying problem - compressed nerves either in your elbow or through the carpal tunnel or even in your neck - that's causing you to tense in a way that initiates strain and inflammation in your tendons. Maybe more diagnostic work might turn something up if you tell your doctor the condition seems to be returning.

Just a few thoughts based on personal experience - not meant as medical advice, since I'm not a doctor.

Karl

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