What is tendonitis, what causes tendonitis, and how is it treated in physcial therapy?
Tendonitis is used to describe inflammation, swelling, and irritation of a tendon. Tendonitis is a painful condition that is felt where the tendon attaches to the bone or along the length of a tendon near the point the muscle and tendon come together.
�Tendons are fibrous bands of tissue that attach the muscle�
Shoulder bursitis is a medical condition where the fluid-filled sac that acts as a cushion between the bones and tendons in the shoulder become inflamed. This condition is caused by various factors, such as sport injuries or occupational and accident-related injuries. Aging has also been known to be a cause for developing the condition.
Symptoms for shoulder bursitis frequently include mild pain�
Frozen Shoulder: Stiffness and Pain of the Shoulder�Joint
A frozen shoulder is a condition that causes pain and limited motion of the shoulder joint. Finding the cause of a frozen shoulder can be difficult.
Frozen shoulder, also called adhesive capsulitis, can often be caused by unknown reasons but certain individuals appear to have a higher chance of developing the condition. Frozen shoulder causes the capsule surrounding the shoulder joint to�
Non-Surgical Treatments for Rotator Cuff�Tears
Rotator cuff treatment may include physical therapy, anti-inflammatory pain medications, and cortisone injections.
Rotator cuff tears can also be treated with surgery but relieving the symptoms of this type of injury and stabilizing the injury can be achieved by following non-surgical procedures. Many people have rotator cuff tears but no symptoms of shoulder pain.�
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Injuries from exercise can happen instantly or slowly. You don�t have to have a sudden traumatic injury to tear your rotator cuff.
A rotator cuff injury can develop gradually as a result of overuse or wear and tear with age. The rotator cuff is made up of a set of four small muscles: the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis. These muscles work together to lift, rotate,�
Rotator cuff tears are a common shoulder injury. Medical diagnosis and treatment can prevent it getting worse and get you back to normal more quickly.
The rotator cuff is a term used to describe the tendons and muscles found in the shoulder that function by supporting, stabilizing, and allowing the up and down movement of the arm as well as rotate. The role of the rotator cuff is to maintain�
Your rotator cuff consists of 4 muscles � supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis � and the tendons that attach them to bones in your shoulder.
Rotator cuff problems and its resulting symptoms include tears in the muscle or tendons and tendinitis. These complications may occur suddenly due to an injury or they may occur progressively over time. Damage or injury to a single or�
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