| Everywhere you look online you will find a singular | | | | tighter, even when we sleep. As muscles get tight, |
| definition of Tendonitis. Unfortunately, the common, | | | | they put tension on their tendons, attachment points, |
| simple definition of 'inflammation of a tendon' is | | | | and surrounding connective tissue. |
| incredibly useless. | | | | Because muscles get tight and stay tight, there is |
| The Tendonitis dynamic is a complex set of factors | | | | -constant- tension on the tendon(s). And then the |
| and it is important to understand that there are two | | | | connective tissue layers start to shrink wrap and |
| different kinds of Tendonitis. | | | | compress the muscle structures. |
| You can have it with actual tendon damage, or | | | | Too much constant tension on a tendon causes it to |
| without. | | | | send signals to the nervous system that there is too |
| Whether you knit, use a keyboard and mouse, or are | | | | much load, and the potential for damage. |
| a professional baseball pitcher, the Tendinitis dynamic is | | | | This damage danger signal causes the body to |
| the same. However there are two distinctly different | | | | respond with an Inflammation Process that traps fluid in |
| scenarios of pain that share that same dynamic. | | | | the area, releases chemicals which enhance your |
| Tendonitis Pain With Damage Of The Tendon | | | | sensitivity to pain, and makes your muscles tighter. This |
| Structure | | | | inflammatory response also sets you up to ongoing |
| Due to overuse, repetitive strain, or just normal daily | | | | have more and more inflammation in the future. |
| use of our bodies, we can get wear and tear damage | | | | Pain, even debilitating pain, can result. |
| to the tendon and surrounding connective tissue. | | | | The Pain Is The Same, Damage Or No Damage |
| Too much load on a tendon can cause it to fray. | | | | You know you hurt. You know you've tried a lot of |
| Nutritional deficiencies can make our tendon structure | | | | things, even methods that you doctor advised and |
| weaker than it should be. Overuse can cause micro | | | | prescribed. |
| damage from the wear and tear of the tendon sliding | | | | But it is valuable to know that you can have pain, even |
| back and forth over various structures. | | | | debilitating pain, without that pain meaning that you are |
| This damage causes the body to respond with an | | | | injured. Maybe you are. Maybe not. Your nervous |
| Inflammation Process that traps fluid in the area, | | | | system can't tell the difference between the two. You |
| releases chemicals which enhance your sensitivity to | | | | may or may not be able to. |
| pain, and makes your muscles tighter. This | | | | If you have pain from injury, there are things you can |
| inflammatory response also sets you up to ongoing | | | | do to reverse the process and help you body heal. If |
| have more and more inflammation in the future. | | | | you have pain without injury, there are things you can |
| Pain, even debilitating pain, can result. | | | | do to reverse the process. Interestingly enough, they |
| Tendonitis Pain WITHOUT Damage | | | | are the same things to do for either situation. |
| Due to over use, the beginnings of repetitive strain, and | | | | And of course it makes sense that if you have pain |
| normal daily use of our bodies, our muscles get a little | | | | but no injury, Tendonitis surgery probably won't be one |
| tighter, and a little tighter, and starts to stay tighter and | | | | of those things that will help. |