Tendon Strain: The Pain Can Affect Anyone
Tendon strain is a common injury that can occur from misuse, most often from a sports injury. For instance, the Achilles tendon that connects the anklebone to the calf muscles are most often injured by basketball players.
Rest and ice pack applications are some of the best treatments for this type of injury. Wrapping the area securely, but not too tight is helpful for the prevention of swelling and the relief of pain. Elevating the area while resting, may also help to reduce the discomfort of swelling and pain.
Putting stress on any tendon is likely to result in an injury if a repetitive activity is emphasized too much or if something happens to overstretch the tendon quickly. This would happen for example if a weightlifter continued to work out the tendon every day, regardless of the warning of pain. Pain indicates that rest is needed by the body in order to repair the injured tissue. To prevent tendon strain, a body must be conditioned for it. This is why too, even professional dancers stretch prior to rehearsal or a performance.
When there is pain and the loss of motion, tendon injury or strain is easy to diagnose. However, further testing may be essential. These tests may include the use of an MRI, x-rays or ultrasound tests. For such a condition as physician may prescribe NSAIDs or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Once healed, through care of the affected area, or through surgery, a surgeon may advise the stretching and strengthening of the injured muscles through recommended daily exercises. Exercises are frequently done in warm water to prevent re-injury. Sometimes, it will be necessary to visit a physical therapist to ascertain that the exercises are done properly. The therapy involved may not just involve exercises either. It is common for ultrasound therapy, stretching, running and gait re-education, soft tissue massages to occur too, all depending on what caused the injury. Splints of various kinds are also used, as are local injections of cortisone as well as a numbing medicine may be injected also.
Soft-tissue massage or mobilization, stretching and strengthening exercises, gait or running re-education or even ultrasound therapy may be included in the physical therapy. Your physician or surgeon may suggest wearing special made shoes to aid in the healing of Achilles tendon injuries and these shoes may be suitable for certain activities, such as basketball or running shoes. Wearing these shoes may help to prevent a reoccurring injury or condition. It is vital to try to prevent such injuries that involve tendon strain since fifty percent of these injuries occur while playing sports.
Golfers elbow or tennis elbow is two common examples of such sports injuries that occur while misusing the sporting equipment. Regardless of the cause of tendon strain for sporting accident, the treatments are the same.
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Ken Zelez on 29 Nov 2009 at 11:36 am #
A great article. I coach basketball and teach sports medicine. Well done!!